Christopher Latham Sholes Christopher Latham Sholes Christopher Latham Sholes (February 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890) was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended as one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician. Born in Mooresburg, in Montour County, Pennsylvania, Sholes moved to nearby Danville and worked there as an apprentice to a printer. After completing his apprenticeship, Sholes moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1837, and later to Southport, Wisconsin (present-day Kenosha). He became a
Arthur Latham (footballer) appearances) he played in a Derby County defence that achieved two clean–sheets and restricted the opposition to one–League–goal–in–a–match on four separate occasions. Arthur Latham (footballer) Arthur Latham (23 January 1863 – 1928) was an English footballer who played for Derby County. Arthur Latham first became known when he signed for St. Luke's FC in 1884 and stayed for the 1884–1885 season. In 1885 Arthur Latham moved to Derby Midland. Derby Midland had formed in 1881 and their most significant achievement as a club had occurred the previous season to Latham signing which was reaching the FA Cup Third Round.1883–84 FA