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In 1896, Horace Dodge married Anna Thompson, a Scottish immigrant born in Dundee. The couple had a son, Horace Jr., and a daughter, Delphine. Thompson later married actor Hugh Dillman after the death of Dodge. While brother John Dodge was the sales-oriented managerial type, Horace was a gifted mechanic and inveterate tinkerer.
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- John Francis Dodge (brother)
- Founding Dodge Brothers Company which became present-day Dodge
- Anna Thompson Dodge
Apr 3, 2017 · an Isamu Noguchi-designed fountain dedicated to Horace Dodge in downtown Detroit (funded by a $2 million donation from Anna), the Belgian Ambassador’s residence in Washington, and The Delphine which still sails around the globe.
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Jun 4, 1970 · GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., June 3 —Mrs. Anna Thompson Dodge, widow of Horace E. Dodge, the automo tive pioneer, and one of the richest women in the world, died last night at her home, Rose...
Anna Dodge, patron of the arts and one of the wealthiest women of her time, was the wife of Horace E. Dodge. Born Christina Anna Thompson in 1871 in Dundee, Scotland, she moved to Detroit, Michigan as a child with her widowed mother. She was encouraged to study music and supported herself and her mother by giving piano lessons.
In 1896, Horace married Anna Thompson, a piano teacher, and together they had two children. In that same year, Horace invented the four-point bicycle ball bearing and immediately secured a patent. The brothers partnered with a colleague from a typography company, Fredrick Evans, to form Evans & Dodge Bicycle.
Feb 24, 2015 · In 1900, Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge founded the Dodge Brothers Company. The brothers were not Jewish, but their original logo looked a lot like the Star of David. It was a...
Horace was born May 17, 1868, and died December 10, 1920 in Palm Beach, Florida. In 1868, he married Anna Thompson . Their children were Delphine Ione (wife of James H. R. Cromwell) and Horace Elgin, Jr. John Francis was born October 25, 1864 and died January 14, 1920 in Manhattan, N. Y. He married Ivy S. Hawkins of Detroit, Michigan on ...
