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Ford's financial backers William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company to appraise the plant and equipment in preparation for liquidating the company's assets. Instead, Leland persuaded the pair to continue manufacturing automobiles using Leland's proven single-cylinder engine.
Nov 25, 2022 · An argument between investors Lemuel Bowen and William Murphy in March of 1902 prompted Ford to leave the company, taking vital partners with him.
Oct 20, 2022 · The machinist persuaded William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen, two of Ford’s backers, to still produce automobiles. He suggested the name Cadillac, the surname of the founder of Detroit, Michigan. Leland’s plan involved the use of a single cylinder engine of his own design, while using Ford’s body design, still owned by the investors.
Aug 22, 2012 · Hendry's history paints a slightly different picture, and suggests William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen - both directors of the Henry Ford Company—first approached Leland in August 1902.
May 8, 2021 · Cadillac was originally established on August 22nd, 1902, by William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen, Ford's campaign contributors and engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Facility. Leland would go on to create another well-known car company, Lincoln, in 1917.
