Daniel W. Marmon (October 10, 1844 – May 10, 1909) was an industrialist from Richmond, Indiana, United States.

Biography

Born in Logan County, Ohio, Marmon was orphaned at age five and raised by his industrialist uncle, Eli Stubbs. As a boy, Marmon spent a great deal of time visiting the E. & A. H. Nordyke plant, a maker of milling equipment. In 1865, after his graduation from Earlham College, Daniel become an equal partner in the mill construction business, and the company was renamed Nordyke Marmon & Company. It became most notable for its automobiles. In 1882 Daniel and his wife Elizabeth purchased their property at 1100 East Shore Drive on Lake Maxinkuckee's East Shore. It contained a small cottage and over time, the cottage was expanded and outbuildings constructed. Daniel and Elizabeth had two sons, Walter and Howard, who founded the Marmon Motor Car Company. Daniel W. Marmon died from arteriosclerosis at his home in Indianapolis on May 10, 1909, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.