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American automotive businessman (1861–1947)
William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was an American businessman. A leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, he was
William_C._Durant
American historian, philosopher and writer (1885–1981)
William James Durant (/dəˈrænt/; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his eleven-volume work
Will_Durant
Native American politician
William A. Durant (March 18, 1866 – August 1, 1948) was a Choctaw politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A lawyer, he sat in the tribal legislature
William_A._Durant
American developer
William West Durant (1850–1934) was a designer and developer of camps in the Adirondack Great Camp style, including Camp Uncas, Camp Pine Knot and Great
William_West_Durant
Topics referred to by the same term
William Durant may refer to: Will Durant (1885–1981), historian and philosopher William C. Durant (1861–1947), industrialist and founder of General Motors
William_Durant
Lake in New York, United States
natural materials native to the Adirondacks by William West Durant, the son of Thomas C. Durant. The senior Durant was most famous for the building the eastern
Raquette_Lake
American writer (1887–1969)
being a socialite. Margery Pitt Durant was born on May 24, 1887, in the city of Flint, Michigan. She was the daughter of William Crapo Durant and Clara
Margery_Durant
Former automobile manufacturer
1921 by William C. Durant, who was the former founder and CEO of General Motors. The company introduced three automobiles originally, Star, Durant and Flint
Durant_Motors
Surname list
Durant (1928–2016), British politician Will Durant (1885–1981), American philosopher, historian and author, husband of Ariel Durant William A. Durant
Durant_(surname)
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
York from 1921 to 1926 and again from 1928 to 1932. Durant Motors was founded by William "Billy" Durant after he was terminated, for the second and final
Durant_(automobile)
American scoutleader
William Durant Campbell (March 18, 1907 – October 20, 1995) was a highly-decorated leader of the Scouting movement in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Campbell
William D. Campbell (Scouting)
William_D._Campbell_(Scouting)
Railroad promoter, financier
Thomas Clark Durant (February 6, 1820 – October 5, 1885) was an American physician, businessman, and financier who played a central role in the formation
Thomas_C._Durant
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
automobile manufacturing company founded primarily by William H. Little and William C. Durant that operated from 1911 to 1913. Built in Flint, Michigan
Little_(automobile)
General Motors' American automotive parts subsidiary
Motors Corporation was formed by William C. Durant in 1916 as an automotive component and accessory holding company. Durant was the owner of Buick and founder
ACDelco
United States historic place
Flint. By the late 1910s, the Durant Hotel Company, headed by GM chairman William C. Durant, had raised $500,000 to construct a new hotel. The company contracted
The_Durant
American multinational automotive company
a namesake financial lending service. The company originated as a holding company for Buick established on September 16, 1908, by William C. Durant.
General_Motors
Manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles
rich men and it became the core on which William C. Durant and J. Dallas Dort began to build General Motors. Durant sold out of this business in 1914 and
Durant-Dort_Carriage_Company
British mathematician
Henry William Durant (1902–1982) was a noted opinion pollster and market researcher. Durant was responsible for establishing several leading opinion poll
Henry_William_Durant
American racing driver (1890–1937)
Clifford Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 31, 1937) was an American playboy and racing driver. Durant was born in Flint, Michigan, the son of William C.
Cliff_Durant
House of Representatives during the special session in 1910, while William A. Durant took over during the regular session in 1911. Special session: November
3rd_Oklahoma_Legislature
Automobile company
Flint Wagon Works shareholders sold their business to William C. Durant as of October 12, 1911. Durant took the useful parts of the business and began to
Flint_Wagon_Works
Premium division of General Motors
Motors in 1908. Before the establishment of General Motors, GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick's general manager and major investor. With the
Buick
2025 book by Andrew Ross Sorkin
than optimistic scenarios for stocks. William Crapo Durant was on the leading edge among Wall Street insiders on a trendy financial stratagem, the “stock
1929_(book)
Automobile coachbuilder and division of General Motors
vehicles a year for nearly 20 different makers. In 1919, under the guidance of its ever-aggressive president, William C. Durant, General Motors purchased a 60%
Fisher_Body
American businessman (1870–1954)
company. In 1920, he became president of General Motors succeeding William C. Durant, and resigned in 1923, when he was succeeded by Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Pierre_S._du_Pont
List of Native Americans who were first state legislators
Winchester Allen, and Joseph L. Manus (Cherokee); William A. Durant, W. H. Harrison, E. A. Moore and A. Frank Ross (Choctaw); Robert M. Johnson (Chickasaw)
List of first Native American U.S. state legislators
List_of_first_Native_American_U.S._state_legislators
American automobile division of General Motors
General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet
Chevrolet
American automotive pioneer (1863–1908)
attention of William C. Durant, co-founder of General Motors. Durant liked the car's friction drive, and thought Cartercar would have a great future,
Byron_Carter
American racing driver (1878–1941)
Chevrolet, William C. Durant, and investment partners William Little (maker of the Little automobile) and Dr. Edwin R. Campbell, son-in-law of Durant and friend
Louis_Chevrolet
United States historic place
Camp Uncas is an Adirondack Great Camp, the second built by William West Durant for his own use. It lies on the shore of 110-acre (45 ha) Lake Mohegan
Camp_Uncas
Federally recognized tribe in Oklahoma, US
1900 to 1902, candidate for Oklahoma lieutenant governor in 1910 William A. Durant (1866–1948), former Chief, sergeant-at-arms at the 1906 Oklahoma constitutional
Choctaw_Nation_of_Oklahoma
United States historic place
Memorial Camp, is a Great Camp on Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Constructed in 1877 by William West Durant, it was the first
Camp_Pine_Knot
Motor vehicle
Michigan. A model B was exhibited in 1905 at the New York Auto Show as a promotion of the model C which would be the same. William C. Durant introduced
Buick_Model_B
Cabins in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, USA
distinctive often elaborate "twigwork" to create a "Great Camp" style, initially popularized by William West Durant. The Adirondack Mountain region was one of
Great_Camps
United States historic place
by GM's parent, Durant-Dort, followed by Dort Motor Car Company, until 1924. This building was the focal point of William C. Durant's efforts in building
Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office
Durant-Dort_Carriage_Company_Office
11-volume set of books covering Western history
Civilization (1935–1975), by husband and wife team Will Durant and Ariel Durant (known as "the Durants"), is an eleven-volume set of books covering both Eastern
The_Story_of_Civilization
American politician (1804–1869)
A daughter married James C. Willson, a doctor and mayor of Flint. His daughter, Rebecca, married William Clark Durant and their only son, William Crapo
Henry_H._Crapo
been at least four documented Native Speakers of the House: William A. Durant (Choctaw), William P. Willis (Kiowa), Larry E. Adair (Cherokee), and T.W. Shannon
List of speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
List_of_speakers_of_the_Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives
American utility vehicle brand
operations to Pontiac, Michigan. In 1909, William C. Durant gained control of Rapid Motor Vehicle Company and made it a subsidiary of his General Motors Company
GMC_(automobile)
American automotive industry executive (1875–1940)
same luxurious quality of finish that the body warranted. In 1916, William C. Durant, who founded General Motors in 1908, had retaken GM from bankers who
Walter_Chrysler
Center Hudson's Detroit General Motors Research Laboratory People William C. Durant (Founder) Mary Barra Alfred P. Sloan Tim Solso Rick Wagoner Sponsorship
General Motors Research Laboratories
General_Motors_Research_Laboratories
Building in New York, United States
in Saratoga Springs, New York, despite having been a regular guest previously. William West Durant owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes
Knollwood_Club
20th-century American Catholic priest and martyr
diocese assigned Rother to serve as a parochial vicar in various parishes around Oklahoma: Saint William in Durant, St. Francis Xavier and Holy Family
Stanley_Rother
National American Indian rights organization
Lakota), minister; Estaiene M. DePeltquestangue, (Kickapoo); nurse; William A. Durant, (Choctaw), lawyer; Rev. Philip Joseph Deloria, (Onondaga), priest;
Society_of_American_Indians
American Scouting leader
a descendant of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors, was the only daughter of Beatrice Hawn (-1987) and William Durant Campbell (March 18
Margot_Bogert
American playwright (c.1853–1943)
in New York City, the daughter of Thomas C. Durant and Héloïse Hannah Timbrell Durant. Her father was a Union Pacific Railroad executive. Her mother
Héloïse_Durant_Rose
American industrialist and automobile pioneer
later became Chevrolet Flint Manufacturing. He was the competitor of William C. Durant in the manufacture of carriages. James H. Whiting was born on May
James_H._Whiting
American ballroom dancer
Europe Durant was born to William West Durant and Janet Lathrop Stott in Saratoga Springs, New York on December 28, 1881. His father, William West, worked
Basil_Durant
New York Episcopal church
Erected by developer William West Durant in 1880, it was built to serve the owners, guests and employees of the Great Camps that Durant was creating in the
Church of the Good Shepherd (Raquette Lake, New York)
Church_of_the_Good_Shepherd_(Raquette_Lake,_New_York)
Historic building in Flint, Michigan
the Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office. William C. Durant and Josiah Dallas Dort leased the factory for $25 a month in 1886 and renamed it the Durant-Dort
Durant-Dort_Factory_One
Topics referred to by the same term
Henry Fowle Durant (1822–1881), founder of Wellesley College Henry William Durant (1902–1982), British opinion pollster Henry Durand (disambiguation)
Henry_Durant_(disambiguation)
(1899–1988), one of the first American venture capitalists William C. Durant, founder of General Motors; a co-founder with Louis Chevrolet of the Chevrolet Motor
List_of_French_Americans
American financial executive (1885–1965)
assisted in arranging DuPont's purchase of a substantial stake in General Motors from previous chairman William C. Durant, and later that year became treasurer
Donaldson_Brown
American subsidiary of Electrolux
invented by Nathaniel B. Wales and Alfred Mellowes in 1916. In 1918, William C. Durant, a founder of General Motors, personally invested in the company and
Frigidaire
American preacher and academic administrator
George William BonDurant (August 9, 1915 – July 11, 2017) was an American preacher influential in the Restoration Movement of Christianity during the
George_W._BonDurant
1990 American film by Sam Raimi
brutally attacked, disfigured, and left for dead by ruthless mobster Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand)
Darkman
American automobile pioneer (1861–1925)
hardware store. He made a $1,000 investment in 1886 (equivalent to $31,000 in 2024) to become a partner with William C. Durant in a new carriage business
Josiah_Dallas_Dort
Inventor and the founder of Buick Motor Company
share of the company in his possession. Then president of Buick, William C. Durant, bought this share from him for $100,000 (equivalent to $3,600,000 in 2025)
David_Dunbar_Buick
American auto parts supplier
United Motors Company which had been formed several years earlier by William C Durant to house several prominent parts manufacturers, including Delco, Dayton-Wright
Delco_Electronics
American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneur (1843–1932)
founder William C. Durant over producing materiel during World War I. Cadillac had been asked to build Liberty aircraft engines but Durant was a pacifist
Henry_M._Leland
County in Oklahoma, United States
United States named for Democratic politician William Jennings Bryan. Bryan County comprises the Durant, OK micropolitan statistical area, which is part
Bryan_County,_Oklahoma
American businessman (1864–1948)
Nash was hired by William C. Durant of the Flint Road Cart Company, which later became the Durant-Dort Carriage Company. Durant hired Nash in 1890 for
Charles_W._Nash
American politician (born 1978)
the fourth speaker of Native heritage, after William A. Durant (Choctaw, served from 1911 to 1913), William P. Willis (Kiowa, served from 1973 to 1978)
T._W._Shannon
British peer
Antony Durant Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham, 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (18 May 1922 – 25 January 1986), was a British peer, the son of Walter Gibbs, 4th
Antony Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham
Antony_Gibbs,_5th_Baron_Aldenham
City in Oklahoma, US
Durant (/duːrænt/) is a city in and the county seat of Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 18,589 in the 2020 census. It is the
Durant,_Oklahoma
Government offices in Detroit, Michigan
a National Historic Landmark in Michigan, listed in 1985. After much pressure by the General Motors Corporation Board of Directors, William C. Durant
Cadillac_Place
American magician, author, naval test pilot, chemical engineer
rocketry and spaceflight. Durant served as a "key advisor" to U.S. military, intelligence, and space-flight programs, playing a central role in Project
Frederick_C._Durant
Topics referred to by the same term
Henry Durrant may refer to: Henry William Durant (1902–1982), opinion pollster and market researcher Henry Durant (bishop) (1871–1932), Bishop of Lahore
Henry_Durrant
United States historic place
Phineas C. Lounsbury in 1883, its design bears the influence of William West Durant. Its main buildings were nearly identical with those of two other
Echo_Camp
High-speed satellite internet service provider
subscribers as of August 2026, down from over a million in 2023, and 1.4 million in 2022. Hughes Network Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, which
Hughes_Network_Systems
American brand of spark plug
see William C. Durant of the Buick Motor Company. Durant asked to see some of his prototypes. Buick at that time was using Rajah spark plugs. Durant thought
Champion_(spark_plug)
Hall of fame and museum in Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Jubilee committee of which Knudsen was president. Edgar Apperson, William Crapo Durant, J. Frank Duryea, Henry Ford, George M. Holley, Charles B. King,
Automotive_Hall_of_Fame
American businesswoman and executive
of General Motors since January 15, 2014. She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. In December 2013, GM named her to succeed Daniel Akerson
Mary_Barra
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
by General Motors. Prior to the Sheridan, General Motors, under William (Billy) Durant, grew its automotive marques Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick
Sheridan_(automobile)
American brand of vehicles
when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. Although discontinued in 2010, Hummer returned as a model under GMC in 2020. In 1998
Hummer
Ninth governor of Oklahoma (1869–1956)
Texas. A joint project to build a free bridge across the Red River on U.S. Highway 75 between Durant, Oklahoma and Denison, Texas turned into a major dispute
William_H._Murray
American businessman and sportsman (1877–1915)
William West Durant. He expanded and improved the property to include flush toilets, a sewer system, and hot and cold running water. He later added a
Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt
(information technology). General Motors was capitalized by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908, as a holding company. The next day it purchased Buick Motor
History_of_General_Motors
2012 American film
Thunderstruck is a 2012 American sports comedy film directed by John Whitesell and starring professional NBA player Kevin Durant and Taylor Gray as well
Thunderstruck_(2012_film)
American journalist
Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, William C. Durant, William Wyler, and John Huston. In 1980, he wrote a science fiction novel called Unisave. Partial
Axel_Madsen
From 1902 to the modern day, Cadillac, a division of General Motors, has introduced many models with differing engines to establish itself as the premier
List_of_Cadillac_vehicles
Alleged conspiracy by GM and others to replace streetcar lines with buses
New York Supreme Court Justice John Ford came out in favor of William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper magnate, for mayor of New York, complaining that Al
General Motors streetcar conspiracy
General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
Durant was born at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, the son of Christopher William Durant and his wife Sarah Coles. His father was an ironmonger of Epping, Essex
John_Charles_Durant
Appliance for cold food storage
Mellowes produced this refrigerator commercially but was bought out by William C. Durant in 1918, who started the Frigidaire company to mass-produce refrigerators
Refrigerator
Aerospace manufacturer in the United States
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft. Its products
North_American_Aviation
Lake in Warren County, New York, US
"camps" built by other wealthy Adirondack summer residents such as William West Durant and John D. Rockefeller. Unlike the log and timber structures at
Lake_George_(New_York)
American journalist (1889–1972)
1923 to 1944. Durant was born into a wealthy family from Philadelphia, and his great-uncle was William West Durant. At Harvard he was friends with the
Kenneth_Durant_(journalist)
American politician (1884–1940)
On December 6, 1923, Daniel married Margery Durant, daughter of automobile executive William C. Durant, and they had one daughter, Margery Randolph Daniel
Robert_Williams_Daniel
American car and truck manufacturing company
Six prototype were sold to William C. Durant, then in the process of building a new, third empire. The plant built Durant's low-priced Star, while the
Willys
American electrical engineer (1879–1960)
production was low. William C. Durant inspected the production line and advised Murray to buy out the business. In 1918, Durant then bought the business
Alfred_Mellowes
American car rental company
Rent A Car, Firefly Car Rental, and Thrifty Car Rental. It is one of the three big rental car holding companies in the United States, having a 36% market
Hertz_Global_Holdings
Major stock market crash in the United States
additional 30.57 points, or 11.73%, for a total drop of 68.90 points, or 23.05% in two days. On October 29, William C. Durant joined with members of the Rockefeller
Wall_Street_crash_of_1929
Automotive marques
by William C. Durant as a holding company for Buick, which had been founded by David Dunbar Buick in 1903 and controlled by Durant since 1904. Durant intended
General Motors companion make program
General_Motors_companion_make_program
American lawyer
Henry Fowle Durant (born Henry Welles Smith; February 20, 1822 – October 3, 1881) was an American lawyer and philanthropist, as well as the co-founder
Henry_Fowle_Durant
Curtis, William L; Elder, Benedict (1908). Written at University of Michigan. General statutes of Oklahoma, 1908: a compilation of all the laws of a general
1st_Oklahoma_Legislature
2001 non-fiction book by Will Durant
History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age is a book by Will Durant, published in 2001 and was written as a summary
Heroes_of_History
American financial services company
ISBN 978-1-4379-3080-1.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) Gruber, William (March 14, 1985). "GMAC Buying Mortgage Portfolio". Chicago Tribune. Potts
Ally_Financial
Luxury car manufacturing division of General Motors
with several of his key partners in March 1902. Ford's financial backers William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland &
Cadillac
Defunct American automobile brand
1924, he decided to create a lower-priced companion car, using lessons learned when he was running Buick under William C. Durant at GM. So for 1926, the
Plymouth_(automobile)
Legislative branch of the state government of Oklahoma
Commissioner A. C. Hamlin, first African-American in Oklahoma Legislature T.W. Shannon, first African-American Speaker of the House William A. Durant, first
Oklahoma_Legislature
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