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| Birth Name: | Melvon Andrew Marquette | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1884 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Pyrmont, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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Melvon Andrew Marquette (September 22, 1884 – March 14, 1961) was an American racing driver. He was also an early aviator.
Marquette was born near Pyrmont, Indiana on September 22, 1884.[1] He graduated from Purdue University.[2]
Marquette worked with the Wright brothers, and built and flew his own plane in 1910. He became the 13th licensed pilot in the United States.[3]
In the 1930s, Marquette designed and built rubber plants in Belgium and Germany. He worked for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company after World War II.[3]
Marquette died in Findlay, Ohio on March 14, 1961.[3]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 23 | 20 | - | - | 25 | 126 | 0 | Flagged | |
| 1912 | 23 | 19 | 78.080 | 20 | 19 | 63 | 0 | Broken wheels | |
| Totals | 189 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 0 | |
| Retired | 1 |