Samuel Colt

Birth Name:

Samuel Colt

Birth Date:

July 19, 1814

Birth Place:

Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date:

January 10, 1862

Place of Death:

Armsmear, 80 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut

Age:

Cause of Death:

Complications of gout

Cemetery Name:

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Business and Finance

Samuel Colt was an inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now Colt's Manufacturing Company) in Hartford, Connecticut and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable. Colt's first two business ventures were producing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines; both ended in disappointment. His business affairs improved rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico. Later, his firearms were used widely during the settling of the western frontier. Colt's success came from his sophisticated manufacturing methods such as the use of interchangeable parts which helped him become one of the first to use the assembly line efficiently. Moreover, his innovative use of art, celebrity endorsements, and corporate gifts to promote his wares made him a pioneer of advertising, product placement, and mass marketing. Colt died in 1862 as one of the wealthiest men in America worth in excess of $440 million in today's money.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cedar Hill Cemetery

453 Fairfield Avenue

Hartford, Connecticut, 06114

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut

Grave Location:

Section 2, Lot 2, Grave 1

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery through the narrow gate continue on with the lake on your left. After the lake ends turn left at the first opportunity. Drive to the second intersection on the right and turn right (there is an outdoor mausoleum on your left). Drive to the next section and look to your left for the tall monument marking the final resting place of Samuel Colt.