Historedia
Person

Dudley Selden

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1836

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dudley Selden, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Samuel Colt patents the Colt revolver

    1836

    Role: Financial Backer

    1. 1836-02-25 · Patent OfficeU.S. Patent Grant

      Samuel Colt received a U.S. patent for his revolving gun design on February 25, 1836, establishing legal protection for his invention.

    2. 1836-03-05 · Paterson, New Jersey (named locality of the chartered company; no specific chartering site stated)Paterson Company Charter

      The Patent Arms Manufacturing Company was chartered in Paterson, New Jersey, in March 1836 to commercialize Colt's patented design.

Sources

  1. Samuel Colt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15