Victor William Kliesrath (May 27, 1880 – December 21, 1939) was

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and the inventor of the

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with

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. They sold the company to

in the late 1920s. In speedboat racing he won the

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race in Red Bank, NJ, in 1930 and Lake Montauk, NY, in 1931.

Life

He was born on May 27, 1880 to Jacob Kliesrath and Ida Baumbach. He died on December 21, 1939 at his home in

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, after a long battle with an illness.

References

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