What is Harvey Samuel Firestone?
{{Infobox person | image =Harvey Samuel Firestone.jpg| | image_size =150px | caption =Harvey Firestone (1915) | birth_date ={{birth date|1868|12|20|mf=y}} | birth_place =[[Columbiana, Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date ={{death date and age|1938|2|7|1868|12|20|mf=y}} | death_place =[[Miami Beach, Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]] | occupation =Founder of [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]] | spouse =[[Idabelle Smith Firestone]] | children = Harry (12–16 April 1897)<br>[[Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.|Harvey, Jr.]] (1898–1973)<br>Russell (1901-1951)<br>[[Leonard Firestone|Leonard]] (1907-1996)<br>Raymond (1908-1994)<br>Roger (1912-1970)<br>Elizabeth (1914-1941) }} '''Harvey Samuel Firestone''' (December 20, 1868 &ndash; February 7, 1938) was an [[Americans|American]] businessman. He was the founder of the [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]], one of the first global makers of automobile tires. Firestone died peacefully at his vacation home in [[Miami Beach, Florida]] at the age of 69 from coronary thrombosis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harvey Firestone is Dead in Florida. Rubber Manufacturer Dies in Sleep at His Miami Beach Estate. He Was 69. |quote=Harvey S. Firestone, a farm boy who built one of the largest rubber businesses in the world, died of a coronary thrombosis as he slept early today in the great mansion of Harbel Villa, an ocean-front estate he acquired in 1924. He was 69 years old. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=February 8, 1938}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.firestone.com/ Firestone Tires] *[http://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/corporate/history/index.html Firestone Tires' History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201235917/http://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/corporate/history/index.html |date=2014-12-01 }} *[http://btr360.com/2014/07/01/22-business-ideas-from-harvey-firestone/ Harvey Firestone: Where the Rubber Meets the Road] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163621/http://btr360.com/2014/07/01/22-business-ideas-fr