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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_CWilliam C. Durant - Wikipedia

    William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry and co-founder of General Motors and Chevrolet.He created a system in which a company held multiple marques – each seemingly independent, with different automobile lines – bound under a unified corporate holding company.

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

    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 ...

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  4. www.geneseehistory.org › william-c-durantWilliam C. Durant - GENESEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    William C. "Billy" durant. William C. "Billy" Durant ( December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) The Man Who Invented The Future. He was a super salesman—maybe the best that ever lived. He was a marketer extraordinaire, perhaps the most prolific in industrial history. He was a genius with organizational development, a master talent scout, and most ...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › William-Crapo-DurantWilliam Crapo Durant | Founder, Automaker, Entrepreneur

    Mar 14, 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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  7. archive.org › details › dealmakerhowwill0000madsThe deal maker : how William C. Durant made General Motors

    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

  8. www.historyonawhim.com › articles › william-c-durantWilliam C. Durant: Builder of the General Motor’s Empire

    Jun 10, 2021 · According to a biographer, Axel Madsen, in The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant made General Motors, Durant was an adept salesman from a young age. He traveled extensively around Michigan, successfully selling cigars. While late for a meeting, in 1886, Durant hitched a ride on the carriage of his friend, John Alger.

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  10. detroithistorical.org › durant-william-cDurant, William C. | Detroit Historical Society

    Durant, William C. The founder of General Motors, William Crapo Durant was born on December 8, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts. He dropped out of high school to work at his grandfather’s lumberyard in Flint, Michigan. His grandfather, Henry H. Crapo, was governor of Michigan from 1864-1868. In 1885 Durant married Clara Pitt.

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