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Errett Lobban Cord
American businessman (–)
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Cord biography
L." Cord (July 20, – January 2, ) was an American business executive. He was considered a leader in United States transport during the early and middle 20th century.
Cord founded the Cord Corporation in as a holding company for over companies he controlled, mostly in the field of transportation.
The corporation controlled the Auburn Automobile Company, which built the Auburn and Cord automobiles; Lycoming Engines; Duesenberg Inc.; New York Shipbuilding; Checker Motors; Stinson Aircraft Company; and American Airways (later American Airlines), amongst other holdings.
In , Cord formed the Aircraft Development Corporation, which was instrumental in the development of Jerry Vultee's Vultee V[1]
Biography
Born in Warrensburg, Missouri, Cord had been a race car driver, mechanic and car salesman before he was offered the opportunity to manage the dying Auburn Automobile Company in By he controlled Aubu