Andrew Lawrence Riker (1868–1930
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s, and a year later formed the Riker Motor Vehicle Company in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (advertised as " Elizabethport".) The company was absorbed by the

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in 1901. Riker was hired afterwards by Locomobile for their

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development. Riker was a Co-Founder of the

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in 1905 and served as the first president for three years.

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State Fair ( Providence, 7–11 sept.) * 1900: Springfield- Babylon-Springfield (14 apr.)

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