# Henry Darling Coffinberry

> Henry Darling Coffinberry was an American industrialist from Cleveland, Ohio. Along with his partner, Robert Wallace, H. D. Coffinberry is considered one of the founding fathers of modern Great Lakes shipping. Following a memorable Civil War career on the ironclad gunboat Louisville, Coffinberry returned to civilian life in Cleveland, Ohio. There he met Robert Wallace and together they built the first iron- and steel-hulled freighters to be used on the Great Lakes.

*American industrialist and shipbuilder (1841-1912)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1841-10-12
- **Died:** 1912-01-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Henry Darling Coffinberry was an American industrialist from Cleveland, Ohio. Along with his partner, Robert Wallace, H. D. Coffinberry is considered one of the founding fathers of modern Great Lakes shipping. Following a memorable Civil War career on the ironclad gunboat Louisville, Coffinberry returned to civilian life in Cleveland, Ohio. There he met Robert Wallace and together they built the first iron- and steel-hulled freighters to be used on the Great Lakes.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 33.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 64.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Henry D. Coffinberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_D._Coffinberry)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5720090)

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