Joseph Warren Revere
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Joseph Warren Revere was the co-founder of the Revere Copper Company
in Canton, Massachusetts
in 1801 with his father, Paul Revere
. He became president of the company when his father retired in 1811. He was largely responsible for the success of the business, in which he pioneered the technique of rolling copper into large sheets.
Revere Copper Company
The Revere Copper Company was North America's first rolled copper mill. It was started by Paul Revere in 1801 in Canton, Massachusetts and developed a commercially viable process for manufacturing copper sheets....
in Canton, Massachusetts
Canton, Massachusetts
Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston.- History :...
in 1801 with his father, Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride...
. He became president of the company when his father retired in 1811. He was largely responsible for the success of the business, in which he pioneered the technique of rolling copper into large sheets.