Harvey Samuel Firestone
Name: Harvey Samuel Firestone
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Gender: Male
Birth Day: December 20, 1868
Death Date: Feb 7, 1938 (age 69)
Age: Aged 69
Birth Place: Columbiana, United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Harvey Samuel Firestone

Harvey Samuel Firestone was born on December 20, 1868 in Columbiana, United States (69 years old). Harvey Samuel Firestone is an Entrepreneur, zodiac sign: Sagittarius. Nationality: United States. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

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He was one of the three leaders of American industry at the time, alongside Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.

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As per our current Database, Harvey Samuel Firestone died on Feb 7, 1938 (age 69).

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Before Fame

He worked for the Columbus Buggy Company after his high school graduation.

Biography

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1890

After graduating from Columbiana High School, Firestone worked for the Columbus Buggy Company in Columbus, Ohio before starting his own company in 1890, making rubber tires for carriages. In 1900 he soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles and then founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a pioneer in the mass production of tires. In 1926 he published a book, Men and Rubber: The Story of Business, which was written in collaboration with Samuel Crowther.

1895

On November 20, 1895, Firestone married Idabelle Smith. They eventually had seven children. Notable great-grandchildren include: Andrew Firestone, Nick Firestone, and William Clay Ford Jr. (the son of Henry Ford's grandson and Harvey and Idabelle's granddaughter Martha).

1950

The main library of Princeton University is named Firestone Library in his honor. It is among the largest university libraries in the world. On August 3, 1950, the Harvey S Firestone Memorial, a large sculpture ensemble dedicated to Firestone, created by sculptors James Earle Fraser and Donald De Lue was dedicated. It is located at Bridgestone Firestone Inc., 1200 Firestone Parkway in Akron, Ohio. In 1974, Firestone was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. Firestone High School in Akron, Ohio, is named in his honor. There is a Harvey S Firestone Park in Columbiana, Ohio. The town Harbel in Liberia, home to Firestone's rubber plantation, the largest in the world, is named after Firestone and his wife Idabelle.

1983

Firestone was born on the Columbiana, Ohio farm built by his paternal grandfather. He was the second of Benjamin and Catherine (née Flickinger) Firestone's three sons; Benjamin had a son and a daughter by his first wife. In 1983 the original farm was disassembled and moved to Greenfield Village, an 90-acre (360,000 m) historical site founded by Henry Ford, and is now part of a larger outdoor museum.

2013

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2013.

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Currently, Harvey Samuel Firestone is 154 years, 3 months and 10 days old. Harvey Samuel Firestone will celebrate 155th birthday on a Wednesday 20th of December 2023.

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