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  1. Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. (February 23, 1880 – February 16, 1936) was an American industrialist and a co-founder of Hudson Motor Company, the predecessor of American Motors Corporation. He also served as the United States secretary of commerce from August 8, 1932, to March 3, 1933, during the final months of the administration of President ...

  2. Aug 5, 2001 · Roy D. Chapin, Jr., former chairman and chief executive officer of American Motors Corporation, died Aug. 5 of heart failure. He was 85 years old. Chapin was instrumental in introducing many...

  3. Aug 7, 2001 · Roy D. Chapin Jr., a former chairman and chief executive of the American Motors Corporation who oversaw the company's purchase of the Jeep Corporation in 1970, died on Sunday of heart failure...

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  5. Roy D. Chapin. Inducted 1972. Roy Chapin was instrumental in the expansion of the American automobile industry. Chapin was born on February 23, 1880 in Lansing, MI. He attended the University of Michigan and began working for 1968 AHF Inductee Ransom Olds at Olds Motor Works in 1901.

  6. Oct 16, 2019 · Roy D. Chapin at desk at the Hudson Motor Car Company . In 1932, Chapin continued supporting the good roads movement as chairman of numerous highway associations and served as Secretary of Commerce under President Herbert Hoover that same year. It should be noted that Chapin was the first automobile executive to serve on a president’s cabinet.

  7. Aug 8, 2001 · Roy D. Chapin Jr., a former chairman and chief executive officer of American Motors Corp. who oversaw the company’s purchase of the Jeep Corp. in 1970, died Sunday at 85. Mr. Chapin, who died...

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