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
Rory Scholes side that won the 2011 Ulster Schools' Cup. Campbell beat Royal Belfast Academical Institution 18–11 in the final, with Scholes kicking eight of their points. Among his teammates on the schools team was future Irish international Chris Farrell. Scholes has a sports science degree from Ulster University, which he studied for while in the Ulster Rugby academy. Scholes joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2011–12 season. During his first two seasons in the academy, he primarily played for his club side Belfast Harlequins and the province's second tier side, the Ulster Ravens. In February 2014, Scholes made his senior