Henry M. Leland

1843–1932 (age 89)

Automotive industrialist

Biography

Henry M. Leland was a visionary automotive industrialist whose innovations helped shape the future of transportation.

His pioneering spirit lives on in the history of Woodmere Cemetery, where he now rests.

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