John Mohler Studebaker (10 October 1833 to 16 March 1917) was the Pennsylvania Dutch co-founder and later executive of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company. 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. He was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and went to Placerville, California, during the gold rush, where he manufactured wheelbarrows for miners and earned the nickname Wheelbarrow Johnny. In 1852 he went to South Bend, Indiana, and contributed his savings to his brothers' funds to expand the business.
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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.
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John Mohler Studebaker (10 October 1833-16 March 1917) was the Pennsylvania Dutch co-founder and later executive of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company.
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John Mohler Studebaker (10 October 1833-16 March 1917) was the Pennsylvania Dutch co-founder and later executive of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company.
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John Studebaker's sons, Henry and Clement Studebaker, started the wagon business in 1852, which later became the foundation of the family fortune and the corporation that now bears their name.
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