Ransom Eli Olds

Rannsom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer in the automobile industry and a Templar. He was the founder of the Oldsmobile and REO brands of automobiles. He founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan, on August 21, 1897. Olds was a Republican, and served as a delegate from Michigan's 6th District to the 1908 Republican National Convention, which nominated William Howard Taft for president.