Shem Drowne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Shem Drowne

American coppersmith

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1683

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1774

Profession: deacon, coppersmith

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Shem Drowne

  • Deacon Shem Drowne (December 4, 1683 – January 13, 1774) was a colonial coppersmith and tinplate worker in Boston, Massachusetts and was America's first documented weathervane maker.
  • He is most famous for the grasshopper weathervane atop of Faneuil Hall, well known as a symbol of Boston.

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