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  2. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › william-cWilliam C. Durant Biography - Famous People in the World

    William Crapo Durant was born on December 9, 1861 in Boston, to William Clark Durant and Rebecca Folger Crapo. His mother was the daughter of Michigan governor Henry H. Crapo. Durant was quite young when his parents divorced. His father had gone bankrupt by then. Thus, Durant moved to Flint, Michigan, along with his mother.

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  3. www.encyclopedia.com › william-crapo-durantWilliam Crapo Durant | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 27, 2018 · The American industrialist William Crapo Durant (1861-1947) was the founder of General Motors, an automobile manufacturing company. William C. Durant was born in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 8, 1861. He grew up in Flint, Mich., where he became a leading carriage manufacturer. In 1886 he organized the Durant-Dort Company and helped to make Flint the ...

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  5. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Durant-327William Crapo Durant (1861-1947) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

    Mar 25, 2019 · Explore genealogy for William Durant born 1861 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA died 1947 New York, United States including ancestors + descendants + 3 photos + more in the free family tree community.

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    William C. Durant. manufacturer. Born: 12/8/1861. Birthplace: Boston, Mass. He quit high school to begin work in his grandfather's Flint, Michigan, lumberyard. By 1885 he had organized the Flint Road Cart Company, which would become a leading manufacturer of horse-drawn carriages. When the Buick Motor Car Company was failing in 1904, Durant ...

  7. www.historyonawhim.com › articles › william-c-durantWilliam C. Durant: Builder of the General Motor’s Empire

    Jun 10, 2021 · Despite being raised by a doctor, Durant dropped out of high school, and after working at his grandfather's lumber yard, he worked as a Cigar Salesman in Flint. According to a biographer, Axel Madsen, in The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant made General Motors, Durant was an adept salesman from a young age. He traveled extensively around ...

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  8. www.geni.com › people › Billy-C-DurantWilliam "Billy" Crapo Durant (1861 - 1947) - Genealogy - Geni.com

    Oct 13, 2022 · Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, Bronx County, New York, United States. Genealogy for William "Billy" Crapo Durant (1861 - 1947) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

  9. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › williamWilliam Durant creates General Motors | September 16, 1908 ...

    Nov 13, 2009 · On September 16, 1908, Buick Motor Company head William Crapo Durant spends $2,000 to incorporate General Motors in New Jersey. Durant, a high-school dropout, had made his fortune building horse ...