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Harvey Samuel Firestone Jr. (April 20, 1898 – June 1, 1973) was an American businessman. He was chairman of the board of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
26 lug 2022 · Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. 1941–1963. Industry: Automotive & Aerospace. Era: 1940. Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores.
Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr. (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938) was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.
10 mag 2018 · Harvey S. Firestone came up with ideas that forever changed how we get around on four wheels. He campaigned for better roads, invented non-skid tires for a safer driving experience, and so much more. Find out how Harvey S. Firestone helped shaped the modern world, from Firestone Complete Auto Care.
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. was the son of Harvey Firestone Sr. who founded The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in 1900. Firestone Jr. significantly expanded the company’s global interests, including the establishment of rubber plantations around the world, particularly in Liberia.
By that time, Harvey S. Firestone Sr., the farm boy from Ohio who founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., had become one of the top industrialists of the gilded age.
By securing a large tire order from Henry Ford in 1906, and aggressively promoting his tires in automobile races, Firestone was able to grow his company’s sales from $100,000 in 1901 to $15 million in 1913, joining the ranks of the “Big Five” of the tire industry.
