Charles Duryea

Charles Duryea
Charles Duryea (left) with J. Frank Duryea
Born(1861-12-15)December 15, 1861
Canton, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 1938(1938-09-28) (aged 76)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeIvy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationEngineer

Charles Edgar Duryea (December 15, 1861 – September 28, 1938) was an American engineer. He was the engineer of the first working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company.[1] He was born near Canton, Illinois, a son of George Washington Duryea and Louisa Melvina Turner, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his life working in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was in Springfield that Charles and his brother, Frank, produced and road-tested America’s first gasoline-powered car.[2][page needed]

1894 Duryea Automobile at the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum
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