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Oliver Winchester | |
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52nd Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
In office May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867 | |
Governor | Joseph Roswell Hawley |
Preceded by | Roger Averill |
Succeeded by | Ephraim H. Hyde |
Personal details | |
Born | Oliver Fisher Winchester November 30, 1810 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | December 10, 1880 New Haven, Connecticut | (aged 70)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Jane Ellen Hope (m. 1834) |
Children | 3, incl. William |
Parent(s) | Samuel Winchester Hannah Bates |
Occupation | Founder, Winchester Repeating Arms Company |
Oliver Fisher Winchester (November 30, 1810 – December 10, 1880) was an American businessman and politician, best known as being the founder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.