Charles Brady King
Deceased Person
1868 – 1957
Who was Charles Brady King?
Charles Brady King was an American engineer and entrepreneur remembered as an automotive pioneer, artist, etcher, musician, poet, architect, mystic, industrialist and inventor.
King was the first person in Detroit to design, build and drive a self-propelled automobile – 3 months before Henry Ford built his automobile. The Detroit Journal of March 7, 1896, reports that King drove his motor-powered vehicle down Woodward Avenue – being the first person in Detroit to build and drive such a vehicle. The Journal also reports King made and sold the first complete automobile in Detroit.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1868
Angel Island - Education
- Cornell University
- Died
- 1957
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on July 23, 2013
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