FTP, name this politician and inventor who became the first candidate for the Greenback Party in 1876.
The notable quotations of this man include his advice "give a man a gift, but do not endorse his note" and his motto that "there must be no fee paid...for education ought to be as free as air and water." His sons Edward and Abram Hewitt both became mayors of New York. Originally a coachmaker's apprentice, he co-founded the Canton Iron Works in Baltimore after making money by opening a glue-making factory. He took Samuel Cary as his running mate when he was nominated to run for president at the very old age of 85. He obtained a patent for gelatin which he sold to Pearl Wait who invented the name Jell-O." Years later, In order to pull railroad cars up steep surfaces, this man designed the Tom Thumb, the first American steam locomotive,. He's also the namesake of a certain union set up in New York for the advancement of science. FTP, name this politician and inventor who became the first candidate for the Greenback Party in 1876.
The notable quotations of this man include his advice "give a man a gift, but do not endorse his note" and his motto that "there must be no fee paid...for education ought to be as free as air and water."
Peter Cooper