People of the Industrial Rev Flashcards

Pierre S. DuPont 3 facts

• the United States Representative for Delaware from 1971 to 1977

• member of the Republican Party. du Pont ran for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election.

• served as the 68th Governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985

• Born April 2, 1954

walter chrysler 3 facts

• established the Plymouth and DeSoto brands.

• American engineer and automobile manufacturer, founder of Chrysler Corporation

• .Chrysler stepped down as president of his company in 1935

• Died: August 18, 1948

JP Morgan 3 facts

• Has 4 kids

• He reorganized many bankrupt railroads and industrial compani

• He financed industrial consolidations that formed General Electric, U.S. Steel, and International Harvester.

• Born: April 17, 1837, Hartford, CT

William Boeing 3 facts

• Built the first Boeing product and carried the initials of its designer.

• Born: October 1, 1882, Detroit, MI

• Died: September 28, 1956, Puget Sound, WA

• Helped create the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation

Charles Lindbergh 3 Facts

• He worked as a daredevil and stunt pilot.

• Became one of the most famous men in the world and his feat helped advance the aviation industry.

• He experienced hallucinations and saw mirages during his famous flight.

• Died: August 20, 1974, Kipahulu, HI

Edsel Ford 3 Facts

• He bought an airplane company.

• The first Edsels built were plagued with production problems, enraging dealers.

• Children: Henry Ford II, William Clay Ford Sr., Josephine Clay Ford, Benson Ford

• Died: May 28, 1943, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Henry Ford 3 facts

• In 1946, Henry Ford was lauded at the Automotive Golden Jubilee for his contributions to the automotive industry.

• Henry Ford founded his second automobile venture, the Henry Ford Company

• Has no kids

• The first Ford engine sputtered its way to life on a wooden table in the kitchen of the Ford home at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit.

Cornelius Vanderbuilt 3 facts

• Nickname: dor

• grew a transportation empire along the east coast

• the wealthiest man in the United States and probably the greatest of the nineteenth century railroad barons

• helped the USA win the war of 1812 by donating boats for it.

John D. Rockefeller 3 facts

• Cleveland was the first epicenter of his oil empire.

• Rockefeller created 75,000 jobs at a time of widespread unemployment in the 1930s

• helped launch the field of biomedical research, funding scientific investigations that resulted in vaccines for things like meningitis and yellow fever

• Rockefeller created 80,000 jobs at a time of widespread unemployment in the 1930s

Andrew Carnegie 3 facts

• Carnegie worked his way up in the railroad industry.

• Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry in the 19th century

• Carnegie's wealth helped to establish numerous colleges, schools, nonprofit organizations and associations in his adopted country and many others.

• Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry in the 18th century