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Horace Smith

American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder (1808–1893)
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Horace Smith
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
October 28, 1808
Date of death
January 15, 1893
Place of birth
Cheshire
Place of death
Springfield
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
inventor, entrepreneur
Different from
Horace Smith[14]
Family name
Smith[10]
Given name
Horace[11]
Name in native language
Horace Smith[13]
Partner in business or sport
Daniel B. Wesson[12]
Place of burial
Springfield Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Horace Smith ar هوراس سميث fa هوراس اسمیت he הוראס סמית' ja ホーレス・スミス pl Horacy Smith pt Horace Smith ru Хорэйс Смит uk Горас Сміт zh 贺拉斯·史密斯 zh 霍勒斯·史密斯 zh-hant 賀拉斯·史密斯
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
25955509
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82125218
FAST ID
1427763
Find a Grave memorial ID
16608334
Freebase ID
/m/05_x_j
GeneaStar person ID
smithh
Geni profile ID
6000000091441060831
IdRef ID
197929842
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/13A95F28-DE46-4568-BA65-8E3FFD48EF0E
Prabook ID
1087794
U.S. National Archives Identifier
119231620
WikiTree person ID
Smith-109522
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxcVDkxhbhxpk8Q7c9VYP
Yale LUX ID
person/23a70a67-184b-4a63-b5c9-00dc29035242

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🔗 Connections
Founded entities 2
Smith & Wesson, Volcanic Repeating Arms
Occupation 2
entrepreneur, inventor
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Horace Smith
Family name 1
Smith
Instance of 1
human
Partner in business or sport 1
Daniel B. Wesson
Place of birth 1
Cheshire
Place of death 1
Springfield
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Horace Smith
← Partner in business or sport 1
Daniel B. Wesson
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Summary

Horace Smith was born on October 28, 1808[1], in Cheshire[2]. He died on January 15, 1893[3], in Springfield[4]. He worked as an inventor[5] and entrepreneur[6].

FAQs

Where was Horace Smith born?

Horace Smith's place of birth was Cheshire[2].

Where did Horace Smith die?

Horace Smith passed away in Springfield[4].

What did Horace Smith do for work?

Horace Smith worked as an inventor[5] and entrepreneur[6].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Smith & Wesson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Springfield Cemetery
    Place of birth → Cheshire
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → Springfield
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