Family tree of William S. HARLEY
Industrialist, Businessman
Born William Sylvester HARLEY
Co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Born on December 29, 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA , United States
Died on September 18, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1907.
He co-founded Harley-Davidson with Arthur Davidson in 1903 and served as chief engineer until his death in 1943.
... He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1907.
He co-founded Harley-Davidson with Arthur Davidson in 1903 and served as chief engineer until his death in 1943.
Harley was the son of William Harley Sr. from Littleport, Cambridgeshire in England who emigrated to the United States in 1860.
In 1910 he married Anna Jachthuber, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.
He is buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum in Milwaukee and was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
He co-founded Harley-Davidson with Arthur Davidson in 1903 and served as chief engineer until his death in 1943.
... He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1907.
He co-founded Harley-Davidson with Arthur Davidson in 1903 and served as chief engineer until his death in 1943.
Harley was the son of William Harley Sr. from Littleport, Cambridgeshire in England who emigrated to the United States in 1860.
In 1910 he married Anna Jachthuber, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.
He is buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum in Milwaukee and was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
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