- Murray M. Baker
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Murray Morrison Baker (1872 – 1964) was the first executive vice president of Holt Manufacturing Company that became Caterpillar Tractor Company. [1]
The Murray Baker Bridge, which carries Interstate 74 over the Illinois River, is named for Baker, as is Baker Hall, home of the Foster College of Business Administration at Bradley University.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Haycraft, William R. (2002). Yellow Steel: The Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry. University of Illinois Press. p. 60. ISBN 0252071042. http://books.google.com/books?id=vv0bQHZGebcC&pg=PA59&dq=%22Murray+M.+Baker%22+%22Caterpillar+Tractor%22&hl=en&ei=OUw7TPjkA4TNngeW4biXBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Murray%20M.%20Baker%22%20%22Caterpillar%20Tractor%22&f=false.
Categories:- 1872 births
- 1964 deaths
- American chief executives
- Caterpillar people
- People from Peoria, Illinois
- Holt Manufacturing
- American business biography, 19th century birth stubs
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