Horace Smith | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Horace_Smith.jpg) Horace Smith in 1890s | |
| Born | October 28, 1808 Cheshire, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1893 (aged 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, industrialist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Smith & Wesson with Daniel B. Wesson |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Foster; Eliza Hebbard Jepson; Mary Lucretia Hebbard |
Horace Smith (October 28, 1808 – January 15, 1893) was an American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman. He and his business partner Daniel B. Wesson formed two companies named "Smith & Wesson", the first of which was eventually reorganized into the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and the latter of which became the modern Smith & Wesson.