When his father died in 1910, Charles Jeffery assumed control of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company. Under his guidance, the firm continued to prosper. His most significant success was in the large number of heavy-duty trucks he manufactured.
The U.S. Army was Jeffery's best customer during the years of World War I. The four-wheel, chain-drive Jeffery Quad eventually became the workhorse of the Allied Expeditionary Force.[2] Jeffery also made impressive advances in sales of his automobile. He dropped the Rambler marque in 1914 in favor of "Jeffery" and produced 10,283 of them.[citation needed]
RMS Lusitania
Jeffery was totally committed to the company and its success before he became a passenger on the ill-fated passenger ship RMS Lusitania in 1915.[3] It was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast, with a heavy loss of life. Jeffery survived, but he lost interest in the company, or as one author put it, "re-evaluated his priorities".[4] The Jeffery Company was put up for sale, and Charles Nash purchased the Thomas B. Jeffery Company and Charles T. Jeffery's lakeside commercial property at 6221 Third Avenue, Kenosha.[citation needed]
Collections and death
During his lifetime Jeffery collected an extensive library of rare books, maps and autographs which was sold at auction following his death at Merion Station, Pennsylvania.[5]
References
^From photograph of memorial stone in Kenosha cemetery
^"The Four-Wheel-Drive Jeffery Quad, Built in Kenosha, Wisconsin". The Old Motor. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^"Mr. Charles Thomas Jeffery". The Lusitania Resource. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^Hyde, Charles K. (2009). Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors. Wayne State University Press. p. 39. ISBN9780814334461. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^Executor's Public Auction Catalog - Valuable library of rare books and autographs of the late Charles T. Jeffery. Samuel T. Freeman. 23 March 1936. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
January 24, 2023
charles, jeffery, charles, thomas, jeffery, 1876, november, 1935, american, businessman, 1901born, 1876, 1876diednovember, 1935, 1935, aged, merion, station, pennsylvanianationalityamericanoccupationbusinessman, contents, early, life, career, lusitania, collec. Charles Thomas Jeffery 13 May 1876 10 November 1935 1 was an American businessman Charles T JefferyCharles T Jeffery in 1901Born 1876 05 13 May 13 1876DiedNovember 10 1935 1935 11 10 aged 59 Merion Station PennsylvaniaNationalityAmericanOccupationBusinessman Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 RMS Lusitania 3 Collections and death 4 ReferencesEarly life EditHe was the son of Thomas B Jeffery founder of Thomas B Jeffery Company an automobile manufacturer citation needed Career EditWhen his father died in 1910 Charles Jeffery assumed control of the Thomas B Jeffery Company Under his guidance the firm continued to prosper His most significant success was in the large number of heavy duty trucks he manufactured The U S Army was Jeffery s best customer during the years of World War I The four wheel chain drive Jeffery Quad eventually became the workhorse of the Allied Expeditionary Force 2 Jeffery also made impressive advances in sales of his automobile He dropped the Rambler marque in 1914 in favor of Jeffery and produced 10 283 of them citation needed RMS Lusitania Edit Jeffery was totally committed to the company and its success before he became a passenger on the ill fated passenger ship RMS Lusitania in 1915 3 It was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast with a heavy loss of life Jeffery survived but he lost interest in the company or as one author put it re evaluated his priorities 4 The Jeffery Company was put up for sale and Charles Nash purchased the Thomas B Jeffery Company and Charles T Jeffery s lakeside commercial property at 6221 Third Avenue Kenosha citation needed Collections and death EditDuring his lifetime Jeffery collected an extensive library of rare books maps and autographs which was sold at auction following his death at Merion Station Pennsylvania 5 References Edit From photograph of memorial stone in Kenosha cemetery The Four Wheel Drive Jeffery Quad Built in Kenosha Wisconsin The Old Motor 10 February 2013 Retrieved 13 October 2017 Mr Charles Thomas Jeffery The Lusitania Resource 25 July 2011 Retrieved 13 October 2017 Hyde Charles K 2009 Storied Independent Automakers Nash Hudson and American Motors Wayne State University Press p 39 ISBN 9780814334461 Retrieved 13 October 2017 Executor s Public Auction Catalog Valuable library of rare books and autographs of the late Charles T Jeffery Samuel T Freeman 23 March 1936 Retrieved 13 October 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles T Jeffery amp oldid 1064788286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
