Richard Jarvis

Richard William Hart Jarvis (November 30, 1829 – January 21, 1903) was an American businessman and industrialist from Connecticut.

Richard Jarvis
President of Colt's Manufacturing Company
In office 1865–1901
Preceded by	Elisha K. Root
Succeeded by	John Hall
Personal details
Born	Richard William Hart Jarvis November 30, 1829 Portland, Connecticut, United States
Died	January 21, 1903 (aged 73) Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Relatives	Samuel Colt, Elizabeth Jarvis Colt
Occupation	Businessman and industrialist

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.[1]

He died on January 21, 1903 in Hartford, Connecticut and was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery.[2]

References

1. Grant, Ellsworth S. (1982). The Colt legacy: the Colt Armory in Hartford, 1855-1980. Mowbray Co. pp. 22, 58. ISBN 978-0-917218-17-0.
2. "Richard William Hart Jarvis". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.