Harvey Samuel Firestone
Harvey Samuel Firestone | |
|---|---|
 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) |
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.
Firestone died peacefully at his vacation home in Miami Beach, Florida at the age of 69 from coronary thrombosis.
References
- ↑ "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
- 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
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