Robert Hoe (1784–1833), born in Hose, Leicestershire, England, was a master carpenter and machinist in the United States, to which he emigrated in 1803. In 1823 he became sole proprietor of the R. Hoe & Company, retiring in 1832. A skilled mechanic, he constructed and introduced the original Hoe press and was, it is thought, the earliest American machinist to utilize steam as a motive power in his plant.
- Occupation
- machinist, joiner, mechanical technician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 29, 1784
- Died
- January 4, 1833
