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Originally Posted by ameridaddy
Charles Leonard Frost Robinson b. 9 JUL 1874, New York, died off Newport, Rhode Island, 6 Jul 1916, aboard his yacht "Savarona", married on 30 June 1895, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Beach, of Hartford CT, b. 3 NOV 1869, d. 13 Apr 1936. Elizabeth was the niece of Samuel Colt by his sister-in-law Hettie Hart Jarvis, sister of Colt's wife Elizabeth Hart Jarvis.
The eldest son of Charles L. F. and Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Beach Robinson, Caldwell Colt Robinson, was with the 5th Marines, AEF, when he was killed at Belleau Wood, France, 4 June 1918. Caldwell was awarded the Navy Cross, the DSC and a Silver Star for his service.
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WOW! In addition to everything else, he was related to the Colt family by marriage.
Thanks for posting!!
Some more info taken from an online biography:
Charles Leonard Frost Robinson was president of Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company from 1911 to 1916. He took a position at the company in 1896 when he married Elizabeth Beach, the niece of Samuel Colt’s wife, Elizabeth. As president, Robinson oversaw the production of the Model 1911 Automatic Pistol, the principle sidearm of American forces throughout most of the twentieth century. When World War I broke out in 1914, Robinson guided the company as it quickly and successfully met the Allied demand for armaments. Robinson passed away unexpectedly from heart disease in 1916.
He was also a Mayflower descendant.