James A. Allison

James A. Allison

James Ashbury Allison (11 August 1872-1928), born in Marcellus, Michigan, was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the inventor of the Allison Perfection Fountain Pen and with Carl G. Fisher a founder of Prest-O-Lite, a manufacturer of automobile headlights. With Carl G. Fisher, Frank H. Wheeler, and Arthur C. Newby he was a founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. Allison formed the Indianapolis Speedway Team Company later known as the Allison Experimental Company, and later as the Allison Engineering Company which was eventually purchased by General Motors after Allison’s death becoming the Allison Division of General Motors, a manufacturer of automotive transmissions (Allison Transmission), aircraft engines (Allison Engine Company), truck engines, and other products. Allison died of pneumonia in 1928 at the age of 56 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. His Indianapolis home, Riverdale, is now part of Marian College.

External links

* [http://b-levi.com/research/indy/allison.php Photos of Allison's estate Riverdale]

References

* [http://www.indianahistory.org/Library/manuscripts/collection_guides/P0429.html Indiana History Website]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3400 James Allison at Find A Grave]


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