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 " R.S."SAM" McLAUGHLIN, C.C., 1871-1972 " - Oshawa Posted by:  Jake39
N 43° 54.289 W 078° 52.057
17T E 671236 N 4863511
This plaque is dedicated to the founder of Canadas first automobile manufacturer and is located in front of "Parkwood Estates" just inside the main gates of his former home, on the west side of Simcoe St. N. just north of Adelaide Ave. W., in Oshawa Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMB0W
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/22/2006
Views: 95
Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin (September 8, 1871 - January 6, 1972) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and founder, in 1907, of the McLaughlin Motor Car Co., the first major automobile manufacturer in Canada.
The last surviving McLaughlin-Buick 'Model F'
Robert Samuel McLaughlin, C.C., was a pioneer in the Canadian auto industry. He began his career designing and building horse-drawn sleighs and buggies. In 1907 his father founded in Oshawa the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which later became General Motors of Canada. "Colonel Sam", as he was later known, went on to become president and chairman of the company, a position he held well into his nineties.
R. Samuel McLaughlin died in 1972 at age 100.
The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation was established in 1951 and completed its mandate in 2001, when Sam McLaughlin had set its sunset clause. The Foundation gave away nearly $200 million over its fifty-year history.
Address or location of plaque: Simcoe St. Oshawa
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
A web-site for more details.: [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Homestead of "Sam"
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: None
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