Harvey Samuel Firestone
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About
Founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which was one of the first manufacturers of automobile tires.
Before Fame
He worked for the Columbus Buggy Company after his high school graduation.
Trivia
He was one of the three leaders of American industry at the time, alongside Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
Family Life
He had seven children with Isabelle Smith whom he married in November of 1895.
Associated With
He and Andre Michelin both pioneered the manufacturing of automobile tires.
