Edward Davis (car dealer)
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Edward Davis | |
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Born | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
February 27, 1911
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Other names | Edward Davis |
Known for | First African American inductee to the Automotive Hall of Fame, Headed Detroit public bus system |
Edward Davis (February 27, 1911 – May 3, 1999) was an American car dealer. He had a Studebaker dealership from 1939[1] or 1940[2] until Studebaker went bankrupt in 1956, and a Chrysler franchise from 1963 to 1971.[2][3]:24 In 1996 he became the first black inductee in the Automotive Hall of Fame.[2][4] His autobiography, One Man's Way, was published in 1979.[5]
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