Samuel Colt
E560529
Samuel Colt was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the Colt revolver and revolutionizing modern firearms manufacturing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Colt canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gout ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1814-07-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1862-01-10 ⓘ |
| employer | Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Colt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
firearms
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ |
| founded |
Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patent Arms Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Colt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American of English descent ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern revolvers
ⓘ
industrial mass-production techniques ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mass production of firearms
ⓘ
revolver with a rotating cylinder ⓘ use of interchangeable parts in gun manufacturing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Connecticut State Militia (as colonel by honorary title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Colt Army Model 1860
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colt Dragoon revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ Colt Navy revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ Colt Paterson revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ Colt Walker revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ Colt revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
firearms designer
ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ manufacturer ⓘ |
| patent | US patent for a revolving-breech firearm mechanism ⓘ |
| patentDate | 1836-02-25 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Hartford, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
established large armory in Hartford using assembly-line methods
ⓘ
secured large firearms contracts during the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Jarvis Colt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cedar Hill Cemetery