Frederick Samuel Fish
Frederick Samuel Fish (8 February 1852 – 13 August 1936), born in Newark, was an American lawyer, politician and automotive manufacturing executive. Originally a successful corporation lawyer, he entered the Studebaker corporation through marriage and became the corporation's president in 1909 and chairman of the board from 1915 to 1935. He is credited with introducing the manufacture of Studebaker cars, first electric, then gasoline-powered.
Frederick S. Fish | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Essex County | |
| In office 1885–1888 | |
| Preceded by | William Stainsby |
| Succeeded by | Augustus F. R. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1852 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | August 11, 1936 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Republican |
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