Harry C. Stutz

Harry C. Stutz
Harry C. Stutz portrait
Harry C. Stutz, c. 1920
Born(1876-09-12)September 12, 1876
DiedJune 26, 1930(1930-06-26) (aged 53)
Resting placeCrown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Occupations
  • Automotive entrepreneur
  • businessman
Known forStutz Motor Car Company
H. C. S. Motor Car Company
Spouses
Clara Marie Dietz
(m. 1897; div. 1925)
Blanche Clark Miller
(m. 1926)
Children1 (Emma, 1901-1992)

Harry Clayton Stutz (September 12, 1876 – June 26, 1930) was an American automobile manufacturer, entrepreneur, self-taught engineer, and innovator in the automobile industry. Stutz was part of the burgeoning Indianapolis automotive industry of the early 20th century, where he founded the Ideal Motor Car Company, later known as the Stutz Motor Car Company, and the short-lived H. C. S. Motor Car Company.