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  1. www.americanheritage.com › general-general-motorsThe General Of General Motors - American Heritage

    Volume. 24. Issue. 5. On March 18, 1947, at 2:15 A.M. , William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors and Chevrolet and the “leading bull” in the great stock-market boom and crash of the late 1920’s, died at his New York City apartment with his wife and nurse in attendance. His last fortune had evaporated in the Depression of the 1930 ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_CThomas C. Durant - Wikipedia

    Thomas Clark Durant (February 6, 1820 – October 5, 1885) was an American physician, businessman, and financier. He was vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1869 when it met with the Central Pacific railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory. He created the financial structure that led to the Crédit Mobilier scandal.

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  4. www.wwdurantstory.com › timeline-of-william-duranTimeline of William Durant's Life - Durant Family Saga

    Timeline of William West Durant's Life. Sunset on Raquette Lake, NY. 1850. William West Durant (WWD) born to Dr. Thomas C. Durant and Heloise Timbrell Durant in Brooklyn NY; Sister Ella (Heloise) born three years later (1853). 1858 Ralph Waldo Emerson is part of the Philosophers Camp; writes The Adirondacs poem.

  5. beyondthehistorytextbooks.com › 2015/11/13 › theThe Union Pacific Railroad’s Thomas Durant: Getting the Facts ...

    Nov 13, 2015 · Colm Meaney plays Thomas Durant on the AMC show “Hell on Wheels”. He was born in 1820, the son of a prosperous Massachusetts merchant – also at odds with the television show’s portrayal of him as someone who had to grovel for sustenance as a child. At 20 years old, he graduated from Albany Medical College with a specialty in ophthalmology.

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  7. journal.classiccars.com › 2013/01/12 › williamWilliam Durant: the General of General Motors | ClassicCars ...

    Jan 12, 2013 · On September 16, 1908, Durant incorporated General Motors of New Jersey (GM) with a capital investment of $2,000. Within 12 days the company issued stocks that generated over $12,000,000 in cash. General Motors then purchased Buick with stock. Six weeks later, GM acquired the Olds Corporation of Lansing, Michigan.

  8. www.pbs.org › features › tcrr-durantThomas Clark Durant | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

    Durant paid an associate, Herbert M. Hoxie, to submit a construction bid to the Union Pacific. Durant's attorney drafted Hoxie's proposal, which the Union Pacific board then approved under Durant ...

  9. www.britannica.com › money › William-Crapo-DurantWilliam Crapo Durant | Founder, Automaker, Entrepreneur ...

    Mar 13, 2024 · William Crapo Durant (born Dec. 8, 1861, Boston—died March 18, 1947, New York City) was an American industrialist and founder of General Motors Corporation, which later became one of the largest corporations in the world in terms of sales. After establishing a carriage company in Michigan in 1886, Durant took over a small firm in 1903 and ...

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