George B. Selden
Inventor of the Automobile


George B. Selden suffered a stroke in 1921 and died at aged 78 on January 17, 1922. He was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester next to his parents. Etched on his tombstone is a drawing of his "Road Engine".

Selden grave

The Selden Truck Company survived until 1930 when it was purchased by the Bethlehem Truck Company and the Rochester factory was closed.

The two Selden patent autos still exist. One is in the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, Conn. and the other (right) is in of all places the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

For a more detailed account of the Selden Patent trial, see Rochester History, April and July 1981 and also many references on the internet.

Selden Patent Auto

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