Samuel Colt

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Samuel Colt was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the Colt revolver and revolutionizing modern firearms manufacturing.

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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

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Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, United States notableBurial Samuel Colt
subject surface form: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Ethel Barrymore child Samuel Colt
Colt Park namedAfter Samuel Colt