Sylvester H. Roper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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inventor
Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1823
Place of Birth: Francestown, New Hampshire, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jun-1896
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Sylvester H. Roper
- Sylvester Howard Roper (November 24, 1823 – June 1, 1896) was an American inventor and a pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles from Boston, Massachusetts.
- In 1863 he built a steam carriage, one of the earliest automobiles.
- The Roper steam velocipede of 1867–1869 may have been the first motorcycle, for which he was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002.
- He is also the inventor of the shotgun choke and a revolver repeating shotgun.
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