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Leland was the son of Leander Leland and Zilpha Tifft. He married Ellen Rhoda Hull (April 24, 1846 – January 15, 1914), the daughter of Elias Hull. They had three children: Martha Gertrude (1868–1912), Wilfred Chester (November 7, 1869 – 1958), and Miriam Edith (1872–1894).
Henry M. Leland (born February 16, 1843, Danville, Vermont, U.S.—died March 26, 1932, Detroit, Michigan) was an American engineer and manufacturer whose rigorous standards contributed to the development of the automobile.
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Dec 21, 2023 · Son of Leander B. Leland and Zilpha S. (Tifft) Leland. [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Ellen Rhoda (Hull) Leland — married 25 Sep 1867 in Millbury, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [children unknown] Died 26 Mar 1932 at age 89 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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- February 16, 1843
- Ellen Rhoda (Hull) Leland
- March 26, 1932
Leland, Henry M. Henry Martyn Leland, founder of Cadillac and Lincoln car companies, brought precision engineering to the automobile business. Born in Barton, Vermont in 1843, he gained machine knowledge working with farm equipment and learned the firearms trade working at Colt before the Civil War.
Kids. Students. Scholars. Article. Images & Videos. Related. Articles. Websites. (1843–1932), U.S. pioneer automobile manufacturer. 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.
Master of Precision: Henry M. Leland – Biography of Lincoln founder Henry Leland, co-written by Ottilie M. Leland (Wilfred Leland’s wife) and Millie Dubbs Millbrook, first published in 1966; The Legend of Lincoln – Assembled in 1985, a collection of Lincoln-related articles and photographs from Automobile Quarterly magazine
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 ...
