Ransom E. Olds
American businessman (1864–1950)
Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950),[1] was an American Automotive Industry Pioneer and founder of Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company.[2]
Ransom E. Olds | |
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 Ransom Olds, c.1901. | |
| Born | Ransom Eli Olds June 3, 1864 |
| Died | August 26, 1950 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Business, Automobiles |
| Spouse | Metta Ursula Woodward |
| Parent(s) | Pliny Fiske Olds Sarah Whipple Olds |
He is considered the Father of the modern Assembly Line,[3] where he would mass-produce the Oldsmobile Curved Dash between 1901 and 1907.[4]
Honors
change- He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1946.[5]
In 1972, the family's mausoleum was vandalized and remains were taken.[6]
References
change- ↑ Michigan Yesterday & Today. Voyageur Press. 2009. ISBN 9781616731380.
- ↑ The name comes from its curved dash or dashboard, like that of a sleigh.
- ↑ "Oldsmobile Joins GM". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ↑ "1908 Oldsmobile Model 20 introduction". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ↑ "Ten pioneers are named to automotive Hall of Fame". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. May 1, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Men named in grave robbing charged again in airport thefts". Ludington Daily News. Associated Press. January 30, 1992. Retrieved April 27, 2010.