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Biography of David Buick
Name: David Buick
Birth Date: September 17, 1854
Death Date: March 6, 1929
Place of Birth: Arbroath, Scotland
Nationality: American, Scottish
Gender: Male
Occupations: inventor, businessman
David Buick
David Buick (1854-1929)is remembered for his association with the automobile industry. The Buick name, which first appeared on an automobile in 1903, remains a vital part of the General Motors (GM) production line. Unfortunately, Buick the man never became as successful as Buick the automobile. Although he was a talented mechanic and inventor, Buick's poor business decisions and his inability to maintain financial stability finally led to his failure as an automaker.Buick was born on September 17, 1854, in Arbroath, Scotland, the son of Alexander Buick and Jane Roger. When he was two years old, the family immigrated to Detroit, Michigan. Alexander Buick died when his son was five years old, which placed an undue financial burden on the family. Buick attended elementary school, but he dropped out at the age of eleven to help his mother with the household bills. For the next few years, Buick found jobs delivering newspapers, working …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…the Buick Motor Company was essentially controlled by its holding company, GM.Left the Automobile BusinessBuick used the money from his severance pay to finance an oil-company venture in California and land deals in Florida, all of which failed. Buick also failed in his attempts to create a carburetor company and an automobile company with his son Thomas. In the last years of his life, he taught mechanics classes at the Young Men's Christian Association in Detroit. He died in Detroit on March 6, 1929 at the age of 74. Associated Organizations Further Reading American National Biography, Vol. 3, edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, Oxford University Press, 1999.Dammann, George H., Seventy Years of Buick, Crestline Publishing, 1973.Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography: The Automobile Industry, 1896-1920, edited by George S. May, Bruoccoli Clark Layman, Inc., 1990.Weisberger, Bernard A., The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors, Little, Brown, 1979.
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