John Mohler Studebaker
John Studebaker at work
Born	1833 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died	1917
Occupation	Co-founder and president of the Studebaker Corporation

John Mohler Studebaker (1833-1917) was the American co-founder and later executive of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km south by southwest of Harrisburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States Wagon and Automobile manufacturer based in Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States Wagon and Automobile manufacturer based in He was the third son of the founding Studebaker family and played a key role in the growth of the company during his years as president, from 1868 until his death in 1917. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Working career

John Mohler Studebaker was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1833 to John S. Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km south by southwest of Harrisburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common and Rebecca Mohler Studebaker,^[1] and taken to Ashland County, Ohio with his family in 1836. Ashland County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap While the two elder brothers became blacksmiths John went to Placerville, California, lured by stories of the gold rush. blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i Placerville is the County seat of El Dorado County California. The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California ^[2] After arriving, he realized that much mining employment in California had been taken, and he saw an opportunity for himself by providing for the miners themselves by producing wheelbarrows^[3] and earning himself the nickname of “Wheelbarrow Johnny”. ^[4][5] The site of John's business is a now number 142 of California's Historic Landmarks.

John returned to South Bend, In 1852, and with his brothers, he incorporated the $8,000 he had made in California with that of his brothers in order to expand the Studebaker Wagon Corporation. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year ^[6] They began to supply wagons for the Union Army in the American Civil War, becoming the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company in 1868, with John as its president. The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator

Thomas Edison on his 1903 Electric Studebaker, the first of the electric automobiles

By 1901, John was the last remaining of the founding family at the age of 68,^[7][8] and after a visit to a motor show in Chicago, he visualized that electric cars (as opposed to gasoline) would be the future of the Studebaker company. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In the following year, the company produced 20 vehicles, including one which John owned personally. ^[9][10] Despite the fact that by 1908 the production of wagons was still more profitable for the company than the production of cars, John purchased a third of the Everitt Metzger Flanders Company, a forerunner to General Motors and entered into a distribution agreement. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The E-M-F Company was an early American automobile manufacturer that produced automobiles from 1909 to 1912 General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. John also made a similar agreement with Garford of Elyria, Ohio, creating the Studebaker-Garford brandname. Studebaker-Garford was an Automobile produced jointly by the Garford Company of Elyria Ohio and the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend By 1909, Studebaker had made 9. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 5 million dollars from distributing cars manufactured by other companies,^[11][12] and John purchased the remainder of E. M. F in 1910, thus taking over the company. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In 1911 the company became known as the Studebaker Corporation, and began to produce gasoline driven automobiles, however it retained the production of wagons and carriages. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The company produced 750,000 automobiles in its history^[13] with John himself stating:

The Five Studebaker brothers

On the outbreak of World War I, John telegrammed United States president Woodrow Wilson to offer the Studemaker facilities as a site for war material production, and the company went on to manufacture military vehicles throughout the war. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. ^[16] John was still serving as honorary president when he died in 1917, at aged 83. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year His name was added to the Automotive Hall of Fame.

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