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About Alexander Winton
Alexander Winton (June 20, 1860 - June 21, 1932) was an automobile designer and racer.
He was born in Grangemouth, Scotland. In 1879, He immigrated to the U.S. In 1891, he founded Winton Bicycle Co., and in 1897 he founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company. His cars were custom made; in 1898 he sold a car for $1000. In 1901, Henry Ford defeated him at a race at Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Alexander Winton, in Cleveland, Ohio invented the worlds first semi-truck in 1898 and sold his first manufactured semi-truck in 1899 He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, and National Inventors Hall of Fame. He also created The Winton Place Condominium which is in Lakewood, Ohio, with the abundant money he had from auto-racing, automobile creations, and other resources.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Winton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winton_Motor_Carriage_Company
http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/267#.UrQjU_RDtqU
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Alexander Winton's Timeline
| 1860 |
June 20, 1860
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Grangemouth, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1885 |
September 9, 1885
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OH, United States
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| 1889 |
January 5, 1889
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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January 4, 1891
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May 1, 1895
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| 1899 |
July 18, 1899
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OH, United States
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| 1901 |
September 14, 1901
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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| 1907 |
October 23, 1907
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Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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| 1913 |
March 31, 1913
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Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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| 1932 |
June 21, 1932
Age 72
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Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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