Albert Augustus Pope

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Albert Augustus Pope, US industrialist, (lived 1843 -1909) - sometimes called Colonel Pope - founded a successful bicycle manufacturing company in 1877. From 1896 he owned companies manufacturing electric vehicles and - later - petrol cars. By decline of cycle manufacturing, his motor group was dragged down. Following his death, some companies joined the United States Motor Company. Pope's empire finally collapsed in 1913.

He founded Pope Park, Hartford, Connecticut and donated it to the City.

Contents 1 Pope companies 2 Pope motor vehicles 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Pope companies

• Pope Manufacturing Company
• Pope Motor Car Company

[edit] Pope motor vehicles

• Pope-Hartford
• Pope-Robinson
• Pope-Toledo
• Pope-Tribune
• Pope-Waverley

[edit] References

Goddard, Stephen B. (2000). Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines: The Life and Times of a Bicycle Tycoon Turned Automotive Pioneer. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-0921-5. 

[edit] External links

• First chapter of Colonel Albert Pope and his American dream machines.
• Outline history of the bicycle in the United States.
• Columbia Bikes Incorporated.