Richard Jarvis
American industrialist
About Richard Jarvis
Lived 1829 – 1903 (aged 73). Richard Jarvis was an American.
Richard William Hart Jarvis (November 30, 1829 – January 21, 1903) was an American businessman and industrialist from Connecticut.
Jarvis was the brother-in-law of Samuel Colt who took control of Colt's Manufacturing Company on the death of Elisha K. Root, serving as the company's longest president from 1865 to 1901. Jarvis served the company from the end of the American Civil War through the early 20th century seeing the transition from percussion revolvers to cartridge revolvers to semi-automatic pistols and machine guns.
He died on January 21, 1903, in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Who was Richard Jarvis?
American industrialist (1829-1903)
When was Richard Jarvis born?
Richard Jarvis was born on 30 November 1829 in Portland.
When did Richard Jarvis die?
Richard Jarvis died on 21 January 1903 in Hartford.
What nationality was Richard Jarvis?
Richard Jarvis was American.
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