Eliphalet Remington (October 28, 1793 – August 12, 1861) was an American engineer who founded what would become known as Remington Arms. Originally the company was known as ''E. Remington'' followed by ''E. Remington & Son'' and then ''

E. Remington and Sons E. Remington and Sons (1816–1896) was a manufacturer of firearms and typewriters. Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, on March 1, 1873, it became known for manufacturing the first commercial typewriter. History The r ...

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Early years

Eliphalet Remington II was born in 1793 in the town of

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. He was the second child of four surviving children (but the only son) of Elizabeth (née Kilbourn) and Eliphalet Remington, whose family origins lay in

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. Eliphalet II followed in his father's footsteps and entered the

blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, gr ...

trade at the family's rural forge in

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, New York. The original family home at Kinne Corners, New York, built about 1810 and known as Remington House, was listed on the

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in 1997.

Remington Company co-founder

The younger Remington worked with his father in the forge, and at 23 he hand-made a flintlock rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a gunsmith, but constructing the barrel himself. The rifle received such a response that Remington decided to manufacture it in quantity. By 1840, when his three sons began to take a more active role in the family business, he formed the firm of

, which he headed until his death in 1861. The company continued to grow and to develop its product and gradually began the manufacture of other sporting goods, such as bicycles. The company operated as Remington Arms until its bankruptcy in 2020.

Personal life

Remington married Abigail Paddock (1790–1841), and together they had five children:

Philo Remington Philo Remington (October 31, 1816 – April 4, 1889) was an American businessman. He was the eldest son of Eliphalet Remington, the founder of Remington Arms. Early life Philo Remington was born on October 31, 1816 in Litchfield, New York, U.S. ...

, Eliphalet Remington III, Samuel Remington, Mary Ann Remington and Naria Remington. He donated substantial sums of money to then newly established Syracuse University.

References

External links

The Remington Family and Works of Ilion, NY
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Remington, Eliphalet 19th-century American inventors 19th-century American businesspeople Engineers from New York (state) American blacksmiths American people of English descent Appleton family People from Frankfort, New York 1793 births 1861 deaths Firearm designers Syracuse University trustees