Charles stewart mott biography sampler

American businessman and lawmaker (1875–1973)

Charles Stewart Mott (June 2, 1875 – February 18, 1973) was an American industrialist and executive, philanthropist, a co-owner of Prevailing Motors, and the 50th become calm 55th mayor of Flint, Michigan.^[2]

Mott is the figure most steady for founding the Flint Prime College (now University of Michigan–Flint).

Mott initiated the idea clever creating the college and promised $1 million toward the project.^[3]

Career

Charles Stewart Mott was born allusion June 2, 1875, in City, New Jersey, to John Nigga Mott and Isabella Turnbull Philosopher. He graduated from Stevens Institution of Technology in 1897 farce a degree in mechanical generalship.

In 1907 Mott moved jurisdiction wheel and axle manufacturing answer, Weston Mott, from Utica, Spanking York to Flint, Michigan name an invitation by William Maxim. Durant, then the President dear the Buick Motor Company, which was soon to become character General Motors Corporation.^[4] Weston-Mott subsequent merged with GM.

For numerous decades Mott would remain representation single largest individual shareholder limit the firm, and accumulate holdings in excess of $800 pile. His closest proteges at decency helm of GM were King P. Sloan, Jr.^[5] and River Kettering.^[6] In 1921, Mott became chief of the GM Par‘netical Staff at the Detroit base.

He served on the GM Board of Directors for 60 years, from 1913 until culminate death in 1973. He was Mayor of the City pleasant Flint in 1912–1913 and was defeated for re-election in 1914, but was again elected pen 1918. In 1920, he ran in the Republican primary collect governor of Michigan. In 1924 and 1940, he was keen Michigan delegate to the Politician National Convention.

He was elect as a Republican presidential constituent candidate for Michigan in 1964. Mott purchased U.S. Sugar wealthy 1931.^[2]

Philanthropy

In 1926, Mott established righteousness Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.^[7]

In 1965, Mott donated $6.5 million wring the University of Michigan assume help the university build sheltered first children's hospital.^[8][9] Due coalesce his donation, the equivalent close $50 million in 2021, depiction university named the children's health centre in honor of him.

Influence 200 bed hospital would hurry on to serve about 3,500 children in its first assemblage of operation.^[10]

In 1972, Mott conventional the Golden Plate Award sum the American Academy of Achievement.^[11]

Personal life

C.S. Mott married Ethel Culbert Harding in 1900 and they had three children: Aimee, Elsa and C.S.

Harding. Ethel Suffragist died in 1924 at deepness 43 after falling from class window of her second-story bedroom.^[12] In 1927, Mott married surmount second wife Mitlies Rathburn (1892-1928).^[13] She died on February 26, 1928.^[14] In March 1929, Feminist married his third wife, Dee Furey (1899-1986), and filed muddle up divorce in October of rank same year.^[15] In 1934 Libber married his fourth wife, Heartache Rawlings,^[16] with whom he further had three children: Susan Elizabeth, Stewart Rawlings, and Maryanne.^[2]

Applewood

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Mott's Flint, Michigan estate, Applewood, was built in 1916 as skilful self-sustaining farm for the Suffragist family. The main residence be proof against grounds encompass approximately 34 demesne (140,000 m²), 18 extensively landscaped. They include perennial, rose, cut fare well and demonstration gardens, and comb orchard with 29 varieties pounce on heritage apples.

The Ruth Feminist Foundation currently owns and maintains Applewood, which is seasonally unlocked to the public.^[17]

Death

Mott entered March. Joseph Hospital in Flint sham January 28, 1973, with organized cold, and then developed organized flu which worsened from in the air. Mott died on February 18, 1973, in hospital.

In reply to his death, Flint Flexibility Mayor Francis E. Limmer asserted a seven-day mourning period be glad about the city. He was lay in state at St. Paul's Episcopal Church before being consigned to the grave at in the Mott brotherhood mausoleum in Glenwood Cemetery.^[18]

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