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Samuel McLaughlin

Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company (died 1972)

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Born
September 8, 1871
Died
January 6, 1972
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1871

About Samuel McLaughlin

Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin, was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He started the McLaughlin Motor Car Company in 1907, one of the first major automobile manufacturers in Canada, which evolved into General Motors of Canada. McLaughlin lived to the age of 100. He continued to serve on the board of General Motors until the early 1960s, and was coincidentally replaced by Royal Bank of Canada president Earle McLaughlin, his first cousin once removed. McLaughlin (1865–1914), founded the Canada Dry company.

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Samuel McLaughlin timeline

  1. McLaughlin (1865–1914), founded the Canada Dry company.
  2. He started the McLaughlin Motor Car Company in 1907, one of the first major automobile manufacturers in Canada, which evolved into General Motors of Canada.

The world when Samuel McLaughlin was born

Samuel McLaughlin was born in 1871. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
  • Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Samuel McLaughlin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18712026
Population39.4M341 million

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