Who was the first American president to get a patent?

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Abraham Lincoln had a strong interest in new technology and is the only U.S. President to hold a patent. As a young man, Abraham Lincoln took a boatload of merchandise down the Mississippi River from New Salem to New Orleans. At one point the boat slid onto a dam and was set free only after heroic efforts. In later years, while traveling on the Great Lakes, Lincoln's ship ran a foul of a sandbar. These two similar experiences led him to conceive his invention. Lincoln received Patent #6,469 for 'A Device for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals' on May 22, 1849 http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkidprimer6_12pres.htm Mar 14 03, 6:27 PM

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