| Biographical Information | Early Work | Cadillac Motor Company | Lincoln Motor Company | Overall Impact on the Automotive Industry |
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What is Vermont?
Henry Leland's place of birth.
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What is Leland, Falconer and Norton?
The name of Leland's manufacturing company before entering the automotive industry.
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What is the Henry Ford Company?
The previous name of Cadillac prior to Leland's arrival.
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What is the Liberty V-12 aircraft engine?
Product first produced at Lincoln.
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Who is Charles Kettering?
Leland, along with this man, are credited with the introduction of the self-starter.
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What is a farmer and wagon driver?
Leander Leland's occupation.
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What are small boats?
The mode of transportation for which Leland would first manufacture an internal combustion engine.
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What is Walter M. Murphy?
The name of the most significant investor to contribute to Cadillac.
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What is problems with their style.
Issues with Lincoln's first automobiles.
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What is "The Standard of the World"?
Due to the work of Henry Leland, Cadillac would use this slogan which has remained with the company to this day.
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What is Worcester, Massachusetts?
The city where Leland's family moved to in search of more work while Henry was still quite young.
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What is Colt Revolver Factory?
The business where Leland would first encounter the art of precision.
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What is the Dewar Trophy?
Name of the award which Leland and Cadillac received for applying interchangeability of parts to the automobile.
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What is the beginning of post-wear economic depression?
A significant reason for which Lincoln would fail under Leland.
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What is the V-style engine?
This type of engine Leland would make commonplace amongst future American automobiles.
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What is pegging shoes commonly worn by slaves?
Henry Leland's first job.
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What is Ransom E. Olds?
The name of the innovator who would first apply a Leland engine to the automobile.
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What is William Crapo Durant?
Name of the man who would eventually purchase Cadillac for his forming company.
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Who is Henry Ford?
The person who would purchase Lincoln from Leland.
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What is Cadillac's annual income?
The loan provided by creditors to GM would be equal to this amount.
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Who is Wilfred Leland?
Henry Leland's son's name, who would come to play a crucial role in Leland's work.
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What is 1/100-thousandths of an inch?
The standard of precision to which Leland improved the engine.
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What is Osceola?
Name of Leland's personal Cadillac.
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What is the use of products previously seen as not up to standard with the quality in which Leland had expected?
After the change of ownership at Lincoln, this change would most anger Henry Leland.
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What is the Johannson gauges?
Name of the tool which Leland introduced to the automotive industry.
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