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Oliver Winchester
Winchester c. 1847
52nd Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867
GovernorJoseph Roswell Hawley
Preceded byRoger Averill
Succeeded byEphraim H. Hyde
Personal details
Born
Oliver Fisher Winchester

November 30, 1810 (1810-11-30)
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 10, 1880 (1880-12-11) (aged 70)
New Haven, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jane Ellen Hope
(m. 1834)
Children3, incl. William
Parent(s)Samuel Winchester
Hannah Bates
OccupationFounder, 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.

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