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Born Feb. 16, 1843 - Died March 26, 1932. Henry M. Leland was an inventor, machinist, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur who not only founded two leading American automobile luxury brands, Cadillac and Lincoln, but also introduced to Detroit the concept of interchangeable parts for automobiles. The basic techniques for making interchangeable ...
1932. Henry Leland approached his boss at Brown & Sharpe with a preposterous proposal: He planned to quit his job and move west to begin a business, and he wanted to take one of his best co-workers with him. To start his new business he would need to borrow $2,000, the current equivalent of $50,000; he wondered: Would the boss front him the ...
Ottilie M. Leland, Minnie Dubbs Millbrook. Wayne State University Press, 1966 - Biography & Autobiography - 296 pages. Master of Precision is the fascinating firsthand account of Henry Martyn Leland's life and work during the early days of the automobile industry. Henry Martyn Leland (1843-1932) is one of the most outstanding figures in ...
Sep 1, 1996 · Master Of Precision is the biography of Henry M. Leland who created the Cadillac and the Lincoln automobiles. Master Of Precision contains a mix of information, both private and public, from unpublished manuscripts, letters, newspapers, and trade journals.
- Henry M. Leland, Ottilie M. Leland, Minnie Dubbs Millbrook
Henry Leland’s rigorous engineering standards aided the development of the automobile in the United States. He built the first Cadillac in 1903 and founded the Cadillac Motor Car Company. He founded the Lincoln Motor Company in 1917. His innovations include the V-8 engine.
Henry M. Leland, the former president of the Cadillac Motor Car Company, built the first Lincoln motorcar. Here are some of the fascinating people who forged the Lincoln legacy. As Henry Ford, standing left, and Henry Leland look on, Edsel Ford and Wilfred Leland, seated left and right, sign the agreement transferring ownership of the Lincoln ...
Jan 17, 2022 · Henry M. Leland. Henry Leland, 1909. Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur. He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques, Cadillac and Lincoln . Mr. Sloan, Cadillacs are made to run, not just to sell.
