Samuel P. Colt
| Samuel Pomeroy Colt | |
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| Attorney General of Rhode Island | |
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In office May 1882 – May 1886 |
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| Governor | Alfred H. Littlefield, Augustus O. Bourn, George P. Wetmore |
| Preceded by | Willard Sayles |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Metcalf |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 10, 1852 Paterson, New Jersey |
| Died | August 13, 1921 (aged 69) Linden Place, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Bullock |
| Parents | Christopher Colt and Theodora Goujand DeWolf Colt |
| Relatives | Samuel Colt |
| Residence | Linden Place, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Alma mater | Columbia Law School |
| Occupation | Industrialist and politician |
| Known for | Founded Industrial Trust Company and United States Rubber Company |
Samuel Pomeroy Colt (January 10, 1852 – August 13, 1921) was an industrialist and politician from Rhode Island. He formed the United States Rubber Company, later called Uniroyal and the largest rubber company in the nation.
Samuel P. Colt was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on January 10, 1852, the youngest of six children born to Christopher Colt (brother to arms maker Samuel Colt) and Theodora Goujand DeWolf Colt of Bristol, Rhode Island. His mother was a member of the large and wealthy DeWolf family, most of whose men made their money in the slave trade and related businesses. Colt's friends and family called him "Pom".
In 1875, at the age of 23, he was appointed military aide-de-camp to Rhode Island Governor Henry Lippitt and was commissioned as a colonel in the Rhode Island Militia. He would use this title for the remainder of his life.
In 1876, Colt graduated from Columbia Law School.
In 1876, at age 24, Colt was elected to represent Bristol in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He became involved in efforts to regulate child labor and advance women's property rights. He left the legislature in 1879 when appointed as Assistant Attorney General for Rhode Island. In 1881 Colt was elected Attorney General of Rhode Island and was re-elected to three one-year terms. He served in office from May 1882 to May 1886.
In 1881, Colt married Elizabeth Bullock, also of Bristol. The marriage produced three sons: Samuel Pomeroy, Jr. (1881–90), Russell Griswold (1882–1959), and Roswell Christopher (1889–1935). Samuel and Elizabeth separated in 1896, and neither remarried. Russell G. Colt married actress Ethel Barrymore.
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