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   March 26, 1932. (1932-03-26) (aged 89) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Known for. Founder of Cadillac and Lincoln. Signature. Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur. He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques, Cadillac and Lincoln.

   • Born: February 16, 1843, Vermont, U.S.

   • Died: March 26, 1932 (aged 89), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

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   Oct 16, 2019 · The backers reorganized the company, naming it after the erstwhile French nobleman who founded Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, and put Leland in charge. That’s why the first 1903 Cadillac is so similar to the original 1903 Ford Model A. They were both essentially Henry Ford’s designs (or designs done with Ford’s supervision).

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   Feb 16, 2022 · Henry Leland, founder of Cadillac and Lincoln, was born on this day in 1843. He began his professional engineering career in the firearms industry, including time spent at Colt. His exceptional eye for toolmaking, manufacturing and parts interchangeability resulted in him and partner Robert Faulconer founding Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co ...

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   • View all Items related to Henry M. Leland. Henry Martyn Leland, founder of Cadillac and Lincoln car companies, brought precision engineering to the automobile business. Born in Barton, Vermont in 1843, he gained machine knowledge working with farm equipment and learned the firearms trade working at Colt before the Civil War.

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   • Henry Leland died on March 26, 1932 in Detroit and is buried in Woodmere Cemetery. View all Items related to Henry M. Leland. Henry Martyn Leland, founder of Cadillac and Lincoln car companies, brought precision engineering to the automobile business.

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   Why did John Leland build Cadillac?

   • Leland completed the appraisal but then proposed that the Ford financiers ought to reorganize the company and build cars with the single cylinder engine he had designed for Oldsmobile. The former Ford partners accepted the plan and Cadillac was born soon after, with Leland at the helm.

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   Why did John Leland leave Cadillac?

   • The former Ford partners accepted the plan and Cadillac was born soon after, with Leland at the helm. After General Motors bought Cadillac in 1909 Leland stayed on as an engineer and board member, but a later dispute with GM president William Durant pushed Leland out.

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   Leland, Henry M. Henry Martyn Leland, founder of Cadillac and Lincoln car companies, brought precision engineering to the automobile business. Born in Barton, Vermont in 1843, he gained machine knowledge working with farm equipment and learned the firearms trade working at Colt before the Civil War. Working at Brown and Sharpe in Rhode Island ...

7. www.automotivehalloffame.org › honoree › henry-m-leland» Henry M. Leland | Automotive Hall of Fame

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   Born in Vermont in 1843, Leland earned degrees from the Universities of Michigan and Vermont. After graduation, he began working as a machinist, and later served as a toolmaker in the United States Arsenal during the Civil War. Leland’s background in machining, mass production, and metallurgy helped him realize the importance of quality ...

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   Few Americans know the name of Henry Leland. But they know the two automobile companies he founded, Cadillac and Lincoln. The high quality and standards that Leland demanded of his cars still ...

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   Mar 22, 2024 · March 26, 1932, Detroit, Michigan (aged 89) Henry M. Leland (born February 16, 1843, Danville, Vermont, U.S.—died March 26, 1932, Detroit, Michigan) was an American engineer and manufacturer whose rigorous standards contributed to the development of the automobile. After an apprenticeship as a machinist in Worcester, Massachusetts, he worked ...