Henry Bourne Joy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American President of the Packard Motor Car Company
Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1864
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 06-Nov-1936
Profession: writer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Henry Bourne Joy
- Henry Bourne Joy (November 23, 1864 – November 6, 1936) was President of the Packard Motor Car Company, and a major developer of automotive activities as well as being a social activist. In 1913, Joy and Carl G.
- Fisher were driving forces as principal organizers of the Lincoln Highway Association, a group dedicated to building a concrete road from New York to San Francisco.
- After the first several years, Fisher had become more involved with the Dixie Highway, but Joy remained dedicated to the Lincoln Highway.
- Naming it after former U.S.
- President Abraham Lincoln was one of the moves Joy led, and his Lincoln Highway project was completed in his lifetime, despite lack of financial support by automotive leaders such as Henry Ford. Joy was also a prominent figure on both sides of prohibition during that turbulent era.
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