Harvey Samuel Firestone was a businessman who founded one of the
first producers of automobile tires, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. He
was born on December 20, 1868 in Columbiana, Ohio. Firestone was the
second of three sons of Benjamin and Catherine Firestone.
Firestone finished high school at Columbiana High School. He once
worked for Columbus Buggy Company. In 1890, Firestone founded a company that
produces tires for carriages, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Firestone
also published Men and Rubber: The Story of Business, the book
which Firestone wrote with Samuel Crowther.
Along with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, Firestone was considered as
one of the three leaders of American industries at a certain point in time.
They were a part of “The Millionaire’s Club,” an exclusive group.
The Princeton University named its library as Firestone
Library, in honor of Firestone. The Firestone Library is one of the world’s
largest university libraries. Firestone was an inductee to the Automotive Hall of
Fame.
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