E. Henry Wemme

E. Henry Wemme
Born
Ernest Heinrich Wemme

1861 (1861)
Crostau, Kingdom of Saxony[1]
Died1914 (aged 52–53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeRiver View Cemetery

Ernest Heinrich Wemme (1861–1914[2]) was a German businessman and philanthropist who came to prominence in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was an active business investor during the pioneering era of automobiles and aviation.

  1. ^ "E. Henry Wemme". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ MacColl, E. Kimbark (1976). The Shaping of a City: Business and politics in Portland, Oregon 1885 to 1915. Portland, Oregon: Georgian Press Company. OCLC 2645815.