Oliver Fisher Winchester was born November 30, 1810 in Boston, Massachusetts.
He died December 11, 1880 in New Haven, Connecticut.
He turned a struggling repeating arms company into the Winchester name.
BornNov 30, 1810
DiedDec 11, 1880
FromBoston, MA
Known forWinchester rifles
Timeline
- 1810Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Early careerBuilt a business as a clothing and shirt manufacturer in New York City and New Haven.
- 1855Joined other stockholders in buying the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company.
- 1857Became the principal stockholder and renamed it the New Haven Arms Company.
- 1860Engineer Benjamin Tyler Henry patented the Henry rifle for the company on October 16.
- 1866The first Winchester-branded rifle, the Model 1866, carried his name.
- 1866-1867Served as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.
- 1880Died in New Haven on December 11 while still president of the company.