| LC control no. | n 86070545 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Couzens, James, 1872-1936 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Detroit (Mich.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Located | Pontiac (Mich.) |
| Birth date | 1872-08-26 |
| Death date | 1936-10-22 |
| Place of birth | Chatham (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Pontiac (Mich.) |
| Field of activity | Automobile industry and trade |
| Affiliation | Detroit (Mich.). Mayor United States. Congress. Senate Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company of Canada Ford Motor Company (England) Detroit Trust Company Detroit Board of Commerce Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America United States. Fuel Administration Detroit (Mich.). Police Department Detroit (Mich.). Department of Street Railways Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Industrialists Senators |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Lib. of Cong., Ms. Div. for His Papers, 1903-1940 (Couzens, James, 1872-1936; industrialist; mayor of Detroit; U.S. Sen. from Mich.) NUCMC files (Couzens, James, 1872-1936; b. James Joseph Couzens) Who was who in America, 1897-1942 (Couzens, James; senator; born Chatham, Ontario, Canada, August 26, 1872; began manufacture of automobiles in 1903; formerly president, Bank of Detroit and Highland Park State Bank; was v.p., general manager and treasurer, Ford Motor Co. of Detroit, v.p. Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd., dir. Ford Motor Co. of England, Ltd., and dir. Detroit Trust Co.; served as president Detroit Board of Commerce and director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; chairman for Wayne County of U.S. Fuel Administration, World War; served as commissioner Police Department and commissioner Street Railways; mayor of Detroit, 1919-1922; member, U.S. Senate, 1922-; appointed to fill vacancy Nov. 29, 1922, and elected, 1924, to fill unexpired term of Truman H. Newberry and for full term, 1925-1931, reelected for term 1931-1937; Presbyterian; Republican; home: Pontiac, Michigan; died October 22, 1936) |
| Associated language | eng |
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