Dutee Wilcox Flint (December 19, 1882 – March 31, 1961) was a
Rhode Island state senator
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and
business magnate in the
Rhode Island
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and
Connecticut
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area.
Business career
Flint was primarily invested in the automobile industry, but also owned a number of radio stations, including current
WPRO, and the Dutee W. Flint Oil Company.
By the beginning of the 1930s, however, he was not the owner of many of these assets; the Dutee W. Flint Oil Company was sold to
Socony
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...
in 1929, and radio station WDWF (future WPRO) was sold to Cherry & Webb Broadcasting in 1931. Most importantly, and after the discontinuance of the
Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. The relati ...
in 1927, was forced to sell his stock and Ford dealerships, along with most other assets he had in the
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
.
References
External links
Rhode Island Radio: Dutee Wilcox Flint - 61 Thrift Power
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Rhode Island state senators
20th-century American businesspeople
1882 births
1961 deaths
20th-century American legislators