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

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   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 ...

2. archive.org › details › dealmakerhowwill0000madsThe deal maker : how William C. Durant made General Motors

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   Jan 29, 2020 · Durant, William Crapo, 1861-1947, General Motors Corporation -- History, Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography Publisher New York : Wiley Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English

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

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   Childhood & Early Life. 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.

4. carlifenation.com › gmc-and-chevy-the-rise-andGMC and Chevy: The Rise and Fall of William C. Durant

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   Dec 3, 2021 · By investing his profits from Chevy into General Motors stock, he became a prominent shareholder in the company once more. Finally, in May 1918, he bought out the other General Motors stockholders and secured control of the company once again, bringing Chevy with him. However, Durant’s time at General Motors would again be cut short, this ...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2006/07/30 › automobilesWelcome to New York City, Motown of the Early 20th Century

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   Jul 30, 2006 · William C. Durant, the automotive pioneer who created General Motors, made another run at building cars after losing control of G.M. in 1920. The first Durant cars were built at a factory in Long ...

6. www.automotivehalloffame.org › honoree › william-durant» William Durant | Automotive Hall of Fame

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   Inducted 1968. Founded General Motors in 1908, transforming the nearly bankrupt Buick Motor Company and several small auto companies into an automotive empire. Established a business prototype still used by many successful motor vehicle companies. William Durant knew what he wanted and wasted no time getting it…even when he couldn’t afford it!