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1. William C. Durant › Date of death

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   William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, founder of General Motors and co-founder of 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 ...

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   Died At Age: 85. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Catherine Lederer (1886), Clara Miller Pitt. father: William Clark Durant. mother: Rebecca Folger Crapo. children: Cliff Durant, Margery Durant. Born Country: United States. Automobile Industry American Men. Died on: March 18, 1947. place of death: New York, New York, United States. City: Boston.

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   Who was William Crapo Durant?

   • 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.

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   Who is Billy Durant?

   • Billy Durant: Creator of General Motors. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-03302-7. Rae, John B. "The Fabulous Billy Durant." Business History Review (1958) 32#3: 255-271 online. Weisberger, Bernard A. The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors. Boston: Little, Brown, 1979. Print.

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   What happened to Durant Motors?

   • In 1921, Durant established 'Durant Motors, Inc.,' his next attempt to sustain in the automobile industry. Unfortunately, the company failed to generate any profit. With the onset of the “Wall Street Crash of 1929” and the “Great Depression,” 'Durant Motors' finally dissolved in 1933, leaving Durant bankrupt by 1936.

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   Where did William Crapo Durant grow up?

   • Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 8, 1861, William Crapo Durant (1861 – 1947) grew up in Flint, Michigan. His parents divorced after his father went bankrupt in the late 1860s, and his mother moved the family to Michigan.

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

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   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’s, and he had been an ...

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   May 1, 1996 · So 49 years after his death, Mr. Durant's voice is heard again -- a New Year's on Jan. 1, 1932, spoken with a slight Boston accent, even though he left that city by age 10.

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   Jun 27, 2018 · The American industrialist William Crapo Durant (1861-1947) was the founder of General Motors, an automobile manufacturing company. William C. Durant was born in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 8, 1861. He grew up in Flint, Mich., where he became a leading carriage manufacturer. In 1886 he organized the Durant-Dort Company and helped to make Flint the ...

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9. www.nytimes.com › 1947/03/19 › archivesWILLIAM C.DURANT, AUTO PIONEER, DIES; Founder of the General ...

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   WILLIAM C.DURANT, AUTO PIONEER, DIES; Founder of the General Motors Corp., Spectacular Trader in Stock Market Here VICTIM OF THE 1929 CRASH Estimated $120 Million Wealth Shrank to $250 by...

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    Jan 12, 2013 · On March 18, 1947, William Durant died in New York City, the same year as Henry Ford, thus, marking the end of a remarkable era in automotive excellence. ClassicCars.com http://classiccars.com Recent Posts