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   Who was Billy Durant?

   • His career was covered extensively by biographers, like Madsen as mentioned before, Lawrence Gustin in Billy Durant: Creator of General Motors and Bernard Weisberger’s The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors.

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   Who was William Crapo Durant?

   • Durant's other business ventures, too, failed, and from being a pioneer of the automobile industry, he later turned into a bankrupt businessman. William Crapo Durant was born on December 9, 1861 in Boston, to William Clark Durant and Rebecca Folger Crapo. His mother was the daughter of Michigan governor Henry H. Crapo.

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   Who was William Crapo Durant wife?

   • William Crapo Durant with his wife, Catherine, 1928. 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.

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   How did William Durant start a business?

   • Established a business prototype still used by many successful motor vehicle companies William Durant knew what he wanted and wasted no time getting it…even when he couldn’t afford it! As a young man, Durant was a passenger in a sturdy two-wheeled cart. Inquiring where it was built, he immediately boarded a train to the factory 75 miles away.

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   Image Credit. Birthday: December 8, 1861 ( Sagittarius) Born In: Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Automobile Industry #15. Business People #856. Quick Facts. Also Known As: William Crapo Durant. Died At Age: 85. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Catherine Lederer (1886), Clara Miller Pitt. father: William Clark Durant. mother: Rebecca Folger Crapo.

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Founder: General Motors. 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.

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   Encyclopedia Of Detroit. Alphabetical. Category. Term. 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.

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   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.

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   Jun 10, 2021 · William C. Durant: Builder of the General Motor’s Empire. The first three decades of the 20th century, in America, were years of growth and prosperity. They coincided with drastic technological change, with new machines like automobiles, airplanes, electric appliances, new communication, movies, radio, faster rail transportation, faster sea ...

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   Inducted 1968. Founded General Motors in 1908, transforming the nearly bankrupt Buick Motor Company and several small auto companies into an automotive empire. Established a business prototype still used by many successful motor vehicle companies. William Durant knew what he wanted and wasted no time getting it…even when he couldn’t afford it!

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    William C. Durant Biography. manufacturer. Born: 12/8/1861. Birthplace: Boston, Mass. He quit high school to begin work in his grandfather's Flint, Michigan, lumberyard. By 1885 he had organized the Flint Road Cart Company, which would become a leading manufacturer of horse-drawn carriages.