william crapo durant

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born , Dec. 8, 1861, Boston, Mass., U.S. died March 18, 1947, New York, N.Y. U.S. industrialist, founder of General Motors Corp. He established a carriage company in 1886 and joined the new but failing Buick Motor Car Co. (founded by David Buick in 1902) in 1903-04, quickly reviving it. In 1908 he brought together several automotive manufacturers to form the General Motors Co. He lost control of the company two years later. With Louis Chevrolet (1878-1941) he founded the Chevrolet Motor Co., which acquired control of General Motors in 1915. As president of General Motors Corp. until 1920, he presided over its steady expansion
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