Daniel W. Marmon
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Daniel W. Marmon (October 10, 1844 – May 10, 1909) was an industrialist from Richmond, Indiana, United States.[1]
Biography
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Born in Logan County, Ohio, Marmon was orphaned at age five and raised by his industrialist uncle, Eli Stubbs.[1][2] As a boy, Marmon spent a great deal of time visiting the E. & A. H. Nordyke plant, a maker of milling equipment.
In 1865, after his graduation from Earlham College,[2] Daniel become an equal partner in the mill construction business, and the company was renamed Nordyke Marmon & Company.[3] It became most notable for its automobiles.[4]
In 1882 Daniel and his wife Elizabeth purchased their property at 1100 East Shore Drive on Lake Maxinkuckee's East Shore. It contained a small cottage and over time, the cottage was expanded and outbuildings constructed.
Daniel and Elizabeth had two sons, Walter and Howard, who founded the Marmon Motor Car Company.[2][5]
Daniel W. Marmon died from arteriosclerosis at his home in Indianapolis on May 10, 1909, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.[2]
References
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- ↑ a b Maxinkuckee History
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- ↑ Gas Engine Magazine, History of the Nordyke and Marmon Company
- ↑ American Automobiles, Marmon 1902-1908.
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