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   Who was William Harley & what did he do?

   • Harley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1880 to William Harley Sr., a railway engineer, and Mary Smith from Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England who emigrated to the United States in 1860. After moving to Milwaukee's north side on Burleigh Avenue, he started working at the Meiselbach bicycle factory at the age of 15.

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   Who was William Sylvester Harley?

   • One of the original founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, William Sylvester Harley, was born December 29, 1880, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ambitious, with a good eye for business, Harley started his career at the age of 15 when he took a job at a bicycle factory.

   William S. Harley — Biography, Co-Founder of Harley-Davidson

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   Who founded Harley Davidson?

   • One of the original founders of Harley-Davidson, William S. Harley was working as a draftsman at the time he and Arthur Davidson built their first motorcycle. Harley served as Harley-Davidson's chief engineer and treasurer until his death from heart failure on September 18, 1943.

   AMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame | William S. Harley

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   Who were William Harley and Arthur Davidson?

   • William Harley and Arthur Davidson sold their first motorcycle in the backyard of the Davidson family home in Milwaukee in 1903. That same year, they were joined by Arthur's brother Walter. By 1907, their brother William joined them. They could have scarcely imagined what they had started. William S. Harley (1929)Harley-Davidson Museum

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   Harley died of heart failure in Milwaukee on September 18, 1943, at the age of 62. [8] [9] Legacy. He was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Harley died of heart failure on September 18, 1943 at the age of 62.

4. hof.motorcyclemuseum.org › halloffame › detailAMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame | William S. Harley

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   One of the original founders of Harley-Davidson, William S. Harley was working as a draftsman at the time he and Arthur Davidson built their first motorcycle. Harley served as Harley-Davidson's chief engineer and treasurer until his death from heart failure on September 18, 1943.

5. www.wikiwand.com › en › William_SWilliam S. Harley - Wikiwand

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   Harley died of heart failure in Milwaukee on September 18, 1943, at the age of 62. Legacy. He was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998. Monument in Littleport, England. The birthplace of his father William Harley Sr.

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   William S. Harley died of natural causes in Milwaukee Sept. 16, 1943. He was survived by his wife, Anna, and their children John, William J. and Ann. His direct descendants William J....

7. www.historydefined.net › harley-davidsonWilliam Harley and Arthur Davidson: Men Behind the Iconic ...

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   The iconic Harley-Davidson logo William S. Harley. William S. Harley was born in 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William Harley Sr., a railway engineer, and Mary Smith of Cambridgeshire, England. Little is known about his childhood. But at the age of 15, Harley started working at a bicycle factory. First in assembly, then as a draftsman.