Frank Seiberling | |
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Born | Franklin Augustus Seiberling October 6, 1859 |
Died | August 11, 1955 Akron, Ohio, US | (aged 95)
Known for | Co-founder of Goodyear Tire |
Spouse | Gertrude Ferguson Penfield |
Children | 7 |
Franklin Augustus "Frank" Seiberling (October 6, 1859 – August 11, 1955), also known as F.A. Seiberling, was an American innovator and entrepreneur best known for co-founding the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1898 and the Seiberling Rubber Company in 1921. He also built Stan Hywet Hall, a Tudor Revival mansion, now a National Historic Landmark and historic house museum in Akron, Ohio.