Alfred P. Sloan

1875–1966 (age 91)

Industrialist

Biography

Alfred P. Sloan was an industrialist whose vision reshaped American manufacturing and whose leadership at General Motors set new standards for efficiency, innovation, and employee development. He understood that business could serve the broader public good and worked tirelessly to modernize industry while promoting scientific management and research.

Remembered at the Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church, Sloan’s legacy lives on not only in the companies he guided but also in the philanthropic endeavors he championed to foster education, science, and civic improvement.

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