March 5th, 1929
David Dunbar Buick (September 17, 1854 – March 5, 1929) was a Scottish-born American inventor, widely known for founding the Buick Motor Company. He headed this company and its predecessor from 1899–1906 thereby helping to create one of the most successful nameplates in United States motor vehicle history.
Buick was born in Arbroath, Scotland. He and his family moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was two years old.
He left school in 1869.
In an interview with historian Bruce Catton in 1928, Buick admitted that he was almost completely broke, unable to even afford a telephone, and worked as an instructor at the Detroit School of Trades.
He died of colon cancer on March 5, 1929, at the age of 74 and was buried at Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit.
