Daniel B. Wesson | |
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Born | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 18, 1825
Died | August 4, 1906 | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | Inventor, industrialist |
Known for | Co-founder of Smith & Wesson with Horace Smith |
Spouse | Cynthia Maria Hawes |
Children | Sarah Jeannette Wesson Bull, Walter Wesson, Frank Wesson, and Joseph Wesson |
Relatives | Daniel Baird Wesson II, Edwin Wesson, Frank Wesson |
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Daniel Baird Wesson (May 18, 1825 – August 4, 1906) was an American inventor and firearms designer. He helped develop several influential firearm designs over the course of his life; he and Horace Smith were the co-founders of 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.
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