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William Crapo "Billy" Durant (December 8, 1861–March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet who created the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars.
Apr 3, 2019 · Heloise Durant Rose aka Ella Durant Rose was the daughter of railroad tycoon Dr. Thomas Durant, who was head of the Union Pacific while building the Transcontinental line across the western U.S. After her father's death in 1885, she and brother William West Durant were embroiled in a lawsuit over the family estate and 1/2 million acres of ...
William C. Durant. AKA William Crapo Durant. Born: 8-Dec-1861 Birthplace: Boston, MA Died: 18-Mar-1947 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Business. Nationality: United States Executive summary ...
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- March 18, 1947
Nov 17, 2023 · Dr. Thomas Clark Durant, M.D. (February 6, 1820 – October 5, 1885) was an American financier and railroad promoter. He was vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1869 when it met with the Central Pacific railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory. He created the financial structure which led to the Crédit Mobilier scandal.
Nov 13, 2009 · 1908. William Durant creates General Motors. 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 ...
Apr 28, 2022 · Head Thomas C. Durant 60 ; Wife Heloise Durant 54 ; Son William Durant 30 ; Daughter Ella Durant 26 ; In 1884, William married Janet Lathrop Stott, 19, the only surviving daughter of the Stotts of Bluff Point and Stottville, New York, a family with which the Durants had had business and family relationships for several generations.
When Dr. Durant died in 1885, Dr. Durant’s son William was on his own to navigate the nefarious jungle of business and politics in New York City at the height of the gilded age. At some point after his death, Huntington struck up a relationship with Durant’s son William. My guess is it was soon afterward, when Huntington became a board ...
