William Doud PACKARD

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Inventor, Industrialist, Businessman

AmericanBorn William Doud PACKARD

American automobile manufacturer who founded the Packard Motor Car Company

Born on November 3, 1861 in Warren, Ohio , United States

Died on November 11, 1923 in ? , United States

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Born in Warren, Ohio, the Packard brothers founded Packard Electric Company there in 1890 and manufactured incandescent carbon arc lamps.



After disappointment with a Winton Company car he purchased, James formed a partnership with his brother and Winton investor George L. Weiss called Packard & Weiss. The first Packard automobile was released in 1899. In 1900, the company incorporated as the Ohio Automobile Company and was renamed the Packard Motor Car Company in 1902. The company relocated to Detroit in 1903. The company eventually merged with the Studebaker Corporation in 1954, and the last Packard was made in 1958.

...   Born in Warren, Ohio, the Packard brothers founded Packard Electric Company there in 1890 and manufactured incandescent carbon arc lamps.



After disappointment with a Winton Company car he purchased, James formed a partnership with his brother and Winton investor George L. Weiss called Packard & Weiss. The first Packard automobile was released in 1899. In 1900, the company incorporated as the Ohio Automobile Company and was renamed the Packard Motor Car Company in 1902. The company relocated to Detroit in 1903. The company eventually merged with the Studebaker Corporation in 1954, and the last Packard was made in 1958.



Following the company relocation to Detroit the Packard Electric Company, the Packard brothers focused on making automotive electrical systems. General Motors acquired the company in 1932, renaming it Delphi Packard Electric Systems in 1995. The company was spun off and became independent of GM in 1999.



In 1915, W.D. Packard commissioned a summerhome to be designed by a famous architectural firm in New York City, Warren and Wetmore. This home is located on the Chautauqua Institution. It still serves as a single-family residence. There is a duplicate in Warren, Ohio.



Packard Park in Warren, Ohio is on land donated by Packard, and the W.D. Packard Music Hall and Packard Band were funded by him.



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