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John North Willys (/ˈwɪlɪs/; October 25 1873 – August 26 1935) was an American automotive pioneer and statesman.Born in Canandaigua New York as a young man he began selling bicycles in his hometown and within a few years eventually expanded into manufacturing his own line of bicycles. In 1897 he married Isabel Van Wie and a few years later entered the automobile retailing business in Elmira New York. His very successful car dealership sold the Overland brand of automobiles.
