William Thomas Piper Sr. (January 8, 1881 to January 15, 1970) was an American aviation and oil industry businessman. He was the founding president of the Piper Aircraft Corporation and led the company from 1929 until his death in 1970. He graduated from Harvard University in 1903 and later became known as the Henry Ford of aviation. Before his business career he served 18 years in the United States Army, and from 1929 he invested in the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation, which he went on to purchase and head before reorganizing it into Piper Aircraft.
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He was the founding president of the Piper Aircraft Corporation and led the company from 1929 until his death in 1970.
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He was the founding president of the Piper Aircraft Corporation and led the company from 1929 until his death in 1970.
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