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Inventor, manufacturer, businessman. Harry L. Johnson, son of Soren and Bessie Johnson, was one of four Johnson brothers (Louis, Harry, Julius and Clarence) who had established an engine company in Terre Haute, Indiana, for manufacturing marine engines and airplanes.
Their factory was demolished by tornados on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. Though uninsured, the brothers persevered, and under the name of Johnson Motor Wheel Company, built a light motor to power bicycles, as well as marine engines. Their motorbikes were responsible for several speed records.
The company moved to South Bend, Indiana in 1918, and then relocated to Waukegan, Illinois in 1927.
The company prospered as Johnson Motor Company and became the largest manufacturer of outboard marine engines through 1929, until the stock market crash in October. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1932, and in 1935, the three remaining brothers in the company, Louis, Harry and Clarence, sold major assets to Steve Briggs and Ralph Evenrude. The merger was named Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Corporation and the Johnson brothers retired.
Johnson outboard motors are still found widely on oceans, lakes, rivers and streams today.
Inventor, manufacturer, businessman. Harry L. Johnson, son of Soren and Bessie Johnson, was one of four Johnson brothers (Louis, Harry, Julius and Clarence) who had established an engine company in Terre Haute, Indiana, for manufacturing marine engines and airplanes.
Their factory was demolished by tornados on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. Though uninsured, the brothers persevered, and under the name of Johnson Motor Wheel Company, built a light motor to power bicycles, as well as marine engines. Their motorbikes were responsible for several speed records.
The company moved to South Bend, Indiana in 1918, and then relocated to Waukegan, Illinois in 1927.
The company prospered as Johnson Motor Company and became the largest manufacturer of outboard marine engines through 1929, until the stock market crash in October. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1932, and in 1935, the three remaining brothers in the company, Louis, Harry and Clarence, sold major assets to Steve Briggs and Ralph Evenrude. The merger was named Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Corporation and the Johnson brothers retired.
Johnson outboard motors are still found widely on oceans, lakes, rivers and streams today.
For those who've wondered, I did submit this memorial to Find A Grave as a "famous" person memorial, but my submission was rejected. Please visit my virtual cemetery of Famous, but not by F.A.G. editors for more famous person memorials.
Inventor, manufacturer, businessman. Harry L. Johnson, son of Soren and Bessie Johnson, was one of four Johnson brothers (Louis, Harry, Julius and Clarence) who had established an engine company in Terre Haute, Indiana, for manufacturing marine engines and airplanes.
Their factory was demolished by tornados on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. Though uninsured, the brothers persevered, and under the name of Johnson Motor Wheel Company, built a light motor to power bicycles, as well as marine engines. Their motorbikes were responsible for several speed records.
The company moved to South Bend, Indiana in 1918, and then relocated to Waukegan, Illinois in 1927.
The company prospered as Johnson Motor Company and became the largest manufacturer of outboard marine engines through 1929, until the stock market crash in October. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1932, and in 1935, the three remaining brothers in the company, Louis, Harry and Clarence, sold major assets to Steve Briggs and Ralph Evenrude. The merger was named Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Corporation and the Johnson brothers retired.
Johnson outboard motors are still found widely on oceans, lakes, rivers and streams today.
Inventor, manufacturer, businessman. Harry L. Johnson, son of Soren and Bessie Johnson, was one of four Johnson brothers (Louis, Harry, Julius and Clarence) who had established an engine company in Terre Haute, Indiana, for manufacturing marine engines and airplanes.
Their factory was demolished by tornados on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. Though uninsured, the brothers persevered, and under the name of Johnson Motor Wheel Company, built a light motor to power bicycles, as well as marine engines. Their motorbikes were responsible for several speed records.
The company moved to South Bend, Indiana in 1918, and then relocated to Waukegan, Illinois in 1927.
The company prospered as Johnson Motor Company and became the largest manufacturer of outboard marine engines through 1929, until the stock market crash in October. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1932, and in 1935, the three remaining brothers in the company, Louis, Harry and Clarence, sold major assets to Steve Briggs and Ralph Evenrude. The merger was named Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Corporation and the Johnson brothers retired.
Johnson outboard motors are still found widely on oceans, lakes, rivers and streams today.
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