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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. ==Biography== He was born on April 20, 1898 to Harvey Firestone, Sr. and Idabelle Smith Firestone, he was educated at Asheville School in Asheville, North Carolina. He served as a naval aviator during World War I. Graduating from Princeton University in 1920, Harvey, Sr. placed Harvey, Jr. in charge of his company's steel products division;〔''Current Biography 1944'', pp205-07〕 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. He was also president of the Firestone Foundation. Harvey, Jr. married Elizabeth Parke Firestone in 1921. Their children were: Elizabeth Firestone, Anne Firestone, Martha Firestone, who married William Clay Ford, Sr. and is, as of his death in 2014, the owner of the Detroit Lions; and Harvey Samuel Firestone III, who died in Havana. He died on June 1, 1973. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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