# Elias Howe Jr. — Struggles and Triumphs character guide

> Elias Howe Jr. in Struggles and Triumphs by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-the-american-museum

## Who they are

Inventor of the sewing machine, associated with Barnum.

## In the story

### [XXX: In Holland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxx-in-holland)

Mentioned in the chapter summary as part of the sale of Iranistan property.

### [Political and Personal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxxviii-political-and-personal)

Enlisted as a private in the Seventeenth Connecticut volunteers, advanced $13,000 to fellow soldiers, and chartered a train for his regiment.

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