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Booth, James Scripps

Born
5/31/1888
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan
Education
Detroit Univeristy School
St. Luke's (Wayne, Pa.;
Europe
Notes
Ref: Detroit Public Library, Technology and Automotive Div. Files
Occupation
Artist and automotive design engineer
1908 - began designing and building automobiles
1913 - designed the Scripps-Booth car produced during the 1920's
Active in both art and engineering until the 1950's
Publications
Author of "Motor Mechanics Simplififed," 1942
Father
George G. Booth
Mother
Ellen Scripps
Spouse
1) Jean McLaughlinin, m. 1910, 2) Ellen Catherine Norlen, m. 1943
Nationality
American

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