Joseph Washington Frazer

Joseph Washington Frazer (born March 4, 1892 in Nashville , Davidson County , Tennessee , † August 7, 1971 in Newport , Newport County , Rhode Island ) was an American industrialist in the automotive industry in the early to mid-20th century. He was on the executive board of Chrysler , Graham-Paige , Kaiser-Frazer Corporation and Willys-Overland . He was a relative of George Washington .

Chrysler

While at Chrysler, he had an idea for the company's new low-cost automobile, which he shared with Walter P. Chrysler : "Why don't you call the car Plymouth ? It's a good old American name. Every farmer knows the Plymouth- Twine."

Graham-Paige / Kaiser-Frazer

The Frazer Standard car was named after Joseph W. Frazer when he was president of the Graham-Paige Motors Company. The Frazer originated in the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, which Frazer had founded together with Henry J. Kaiser . Graham-Paige also manufactured agricultural implements under the Rototiller name.

property

In the early 1960s, Graham-Paige was still active in the real estate business and bought z. B. Madison Square Garden . In 1962 it officially changed its name to Madison Square Garden Corporation .

Magazine articles

• In April 1945, he was mentioned in an article in Time magazine , "From Riches to Riches". [1]
• "A Few Who Failed - Unsuccessful Automakers". [2]

swell

• "Kaiser-Frazer: The Last Onslaught On Detroit," by Richard M. Langworth., Collectible Automobile , April 1988

Web links

• Joseph Washington Frazer in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lanny Knutson: What's in a Name? (How Plymouth Was Named) ( English ) Plymouth Bulletin. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
2. ↑ Bill Watson's Commentary on the Guide ( English ) allpar.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b} graham-paige ( English ) answers.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.