Life of Lewis Latimer By creath.1797@foxc6.org Sep 4, 1848 Birthday of Lewis Latimer Period: Sep 4, 1848 to Dec 11, 1928 Life of Lewis Latimer Dec 16, 1864 Joined the Navy Apr 6, 1865 Got Discharged from the Navy Feb 25, 1873 Married Mary Wilson Mar 25, 1873 Invented a toilet system for railroad cars Jul 20, 1876 Patent the first telephone Oct 22, 1881 Helped patent the light bulb Sep 27, 1890 Published: Incandesent Electric Lighting: A Practical Description of the Edison System Feb 26, 1894 Created a saftey elevator Dec 11, 1928 Death of Lewis Latimer May 10, 1968 A public school in Brooklyn, New York, was named for Latimer and dedicated to his memory