Francis Edgar Stanley
Francis Edgar Stanley (1849-1918) was an American businessman and was the co-founder, along with his twin brother Freelan O. Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built the Stanley Steamer. He died in 1918 when he drove his car into a woodpile while attempting to avoid farm wagons travelling side by side on the road.
References
- Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). in Doris A. Isaacson: Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc., 386.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Francis Edgar Stanley". Image Credit.
