Firestone helped establish the company's supply and service stores, and guided its operations during World War II.[2] He was also president of the Firestone Foundation.
Firestone married Elizabeth Parke Firestone in 1921. They had four children: Elizabeth, Anne, Martha, and Harvey Samuel III. Martha married William Clay Ford Sr. and was, as of his death in 2014, the owner of the Detroit Lions. Harvey III died in Havana in 1960.[3] Harvey Jr. died on June 1, 1973
Liberiaedit
During World War I, Britain and the Netherlands controlled 98% of the raw materials necessary for the production of rubber. After the Rubber Restriction Act was passed in Britain in 1922, the costs that the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company paid for its supplies rose. Starting in 1924, Firestone was assigned to travel worldwide in search of locations where the company could grow its own rubber. After visits to Asia and to Mexico, he settled on Liberia as the base for Firestone Natural Rubber Company. He arranged for the lease of 1,500 square miles (3,900 km2) of Liberian territory, a little more than 3 percent of that nation's area. The 12,000 Liberian employees were paid low wages, because, as former employee Arthur Hayman described, the Liberian government felt that "men with money in their pockets would eventually have demanded the ballot".[4]
Legacyedit
He was inducted as a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity for his philanthropic efforts.[5][failed verification]
"Almanac of Famous People" (eighth ed.). 2004. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
External linksedit
"Harvey S. Firestone Jr". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
January 01, 1970
harvey, firestone, harvey, samuel, firestone, april, 1898, june, 1973, american, businessman, chairman, board, firestone, tire, rubber, company, bornharvey, samuel, firestone, 1898, april, 1898columbiana, ohio, diedjune, 1973, 1973, aged, akron, ohio, alma, ma. Harvey Samuel Firestone Jr April 20 1898 June 1 1973 was an American businessman He was chairman of the board of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Harvey S Firestone Jr BornHarvey Samuel Firestone Jr 1898 04 20 April 20 1898Columbiana Ohio U S DiedJune 1 1973 1973 06 01 aged 75 Akron Ohio U S Alma materPrinceton UniversityOccupation s Vice President of Firestone Tire and Rubber CompanySpouseElizabeth Parke Firestone m 1921 wbr Children4 including MarthaParentsHarvey S Firestone Sr father Idabelle Smith Firestone mother Contents 1 Biography 2 Liberia 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksBiography editHe was born on April 20 1898 to Harvey Samuel Firestone and Idabelle Smith Firestone and educated at Asheville School in Asheville North Carolina He served as a naval aviator during World War I After Harvey Jr graduated from Princeton University in 1920 Harvey Sr placed him in charge of his company s steel products division 1 Harvey Jr took over the leadership of the company in 1941 Firestone helped establish the company s supply and service stores and guided its operations during World War II 2 He was also president of the Firestone Foundation Firestone married Elizabeth Parke Firestone in 1921 They had four children Elizabeth Anne Martha and Harvey Samuel III Martha married William Clay Ford Sr and was as of his death in 2014 the owner of the Detroit Lions Harvey III died in Havana in 1960 3 Harvey Jr died on June 1 1973Liberia editDuring World War I Britain and the Netherlands controlled 98 of the raw materials necessary for the production of rubber After the Rubber Restriction Act was passed in Britain in 1922 the costs that the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company paid for its supplies rose Starting in 1924 Firestone was assigned to travel worldwide in search of locations where the company could grow its own rubber After visits to Asia and to Mexico he settled on Liberia as the base for Firestone Natural Rubber Company He arranged for the lease of 1 500 square miles 3 900 km2 of Liberian territory a little more than 3 percent of that nation s area The 12 000 Liberian employees were paid low wages because as former employee Arthur Hayman described the Liberian government felt that men with money in their pockets would eventually have demanded the ballot 4 Legacy editHe was inducted as a National Patron of Delta Omicron an international professional music fraternity for his philanthropic efforts 5 failed verification His grandson William Clay Ford Jr is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ford Motor Company 6 See also editFord family treeReferences edit Current Biography 1944 pp205 07 Worldwide News and comment Harvey S Firestone Autocar Vol 138 nbr 4020 14 June 1973 pp 2 3 Harvey Firestone 3d Dies in Havana Fall New York Times May 6 1960 Arthur Hayman Lighting Up Liberia quoted in Current Biography at p207 Delta Omicron Archived 2010 01 27 at the Wayback Machine Ford names new CEO CNN September 5 2006 Sources edit Almanac of Famous People eighth ed 2004 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External links edit Harvey S Firestone Jr Find a Grave Retrieved 2009 02 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harvey S Firestone Jr amp oldid 1218982131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
