Charles Duryea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Duryea
American automobile manufacturer
Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1861
Place of Birth: Canton, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 28-Sep-1938
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Charles Duryea
- Charles Edgar Duryea (December 15, 1861 – September 28, 1938) was the engineer of the first-ever working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company.
- He was born near Canton, Illinois, the son of George Washington Duryea and Louisa Melvina Turner and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his life working in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- It was in Springfield that Charles and his brother, Frank, produced and road-tested America's first gasoline-powered car.
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