J. Frank Duryea

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J. Frank Duryea
J. Frank Duryea
Personal information
Name	J. Frank Duryea
Nationality	United States
Birth date	October 8, 1869
Birth place	Washburn, Illinois
Date of death	February 15, 1967
Place of death	Saybrook, Connecticut
Work
Significant advance	automobile

James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869, Washburn, Illinois - February 15, 1967, Saybrook, Connecticut), along with his brother Charles Duryea, invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles. He later built a one cylinder gasoline engine automobile in the United States.

The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.