Harvey Samuel Firestone
American businessman
Harvey Samuel Firestone (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938) was an American businessman. He was the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.
Harvey Samuel Firestone | |
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 Harvey Firestone (1915) | |
| Born | December 20, 1868 |
| Died | February 7, 1938 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company |
| Spouse | Idabelle Smith Firestone |
| Children | Harry (12–16 April 1897) Harvey, Jr. (1898–1973) Russell (1901-1951) Leonard (1907-1996) Raymond (1908-1994) Roger (1912-1970) Elizabeth (1914-1941) |
Firestone died peacefully at his vacation home in Miami Beach, Florida at the age of 69 from coronary thrombosis.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Harvey Firestone is Dead in Florida. Rubber Manufacturer Dies in Sleep at His Miami Beach Estate. He Was 69". New York Times. February 8, 1938.
Harvey S. Firestone, a farm boy who built one of the largest rubber businesses in the world, died of a coronary thrombosis as he slept early today in the great mansion of Harbel Villa, an ocean-front estate he acquired in 1924. He was 69 years old.
Other websites
change- Firestone Tires
- Firestone Tires' History Archived 2014-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Harvey Firestone: Where the Rubber Meets the Road Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Harvey Firestone on IMDb
- Academy of Achievement's biography on Firestone Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Info Please biography on Harvey Firestone
- NNDB biography on Harvey Firestone
- Automotive Hall of Fame biography on Harvey Firestone Archived 2006-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- About Firestone Canada
- Harvey Firestone - Find-a-grave memorial page