Harvey Allen Moyer | |
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Born | 1853 |
Died | October 9, 1935 (aged 82) |
Occupation(s) | Carriage Builder, Auto Manufacturer |
Spouse | Rosamond Wilcox |
Children | Bert W. Moyer who married Edna Cholet Maude Moyer who married architect Ward Wellington Ward |
Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876. [1] The company relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1880 and later changed assembly to luxury automobiles in 1908 [2] and was renamed the H. A. Moyer Automobile Company. After discontinuing production of the Moyer Car in 1915, Moyer incorporated the business, H. A. Moyer, Inc., and became a dealer for Velie automobiles and Stearns-Knight automobiles. Stearns-Knight operated for only a short time before merging with Willys-Overland. [3] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, NY), Section 25, Plot 10
Moyer applied for several patents on various devices between the years 1882 and 1898. The list of patents includes: [1]
Harvey Allen Moyer | |
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Born | 1853 |
Died | October 9, 1935 (aged 82) |
Occupation(s) | Carriage Builder, Auto Manufacturer |
Spouse | Rosamond Wilcox |
Children | Bert W. Moyer who married Edna Cholet Maude Moyer who married architect Ward Wellington Ward |
Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876. [1] The company relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1880 and later changed assembly to luxury automobiles in 1908 [2] and was renamed the H. A. Moyer Automobile Company. After discontinuing production of the Moyer Car in 1915, Moyer incorporated the business, H. A. Moyer, Inc., and became a dealer for Velie automobiles and Stearns-Knight automobiles. Stearns-Knight operated for only a short time before merging with Willys-Overland. [3] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Syracuse, NY), Section 25, Plot 10
Moyer applied for several patents on various devices between the years 1882 and 1898. The list of patents includes: [1]