Leonard Firestone | |
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| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office June 14, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Robert Strausz-Hupé |
| Succeeded by | Anne Cox Chambers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Kimball Firestone June 10, 1907 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1996 (aged 89) Pebble Beach, California, U.S. |
| Relations | Harvey S. Firestone (father) Brooks Firestone (son) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Profession | Businessman, diplomat |
Leonard Kimball Firestone (June 10, 1907 – December 24, 1996) was an American businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist.[1]
- ^ "Leonard Kimball Firestone, class of 1931". Princeton University. 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
Leonard Firestone died at home in Pebble Beach, Calif., Dec. 24, 1996, of respiratory failure. He was 89. At The Hill School, where he prepared, and at Princeton, he was active in golf and polo. Upon graduation he was employed in sales positions by Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., founded by his father in Akron, Ohio. In 1932, he married Polly Curtis, by whom he had three children. Polly died in 1965. In 1935, Len was appointed sales manager and in 1939 became a director of Firestone. He was named president of Firestone Aviation Products Co. in 1941. He was commissioned in the Navy as a lieutenant, but was assigned to inactive status to become president of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. of California in 1943. ...