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Mott, C(harles) S(tewart) (1875–1973)| US automobile executive and philanthropist. He ran the Weston-Mott automobile parts company (1899–1913) and was a leading executive at General Motors (1913–67). He formed the Mott Foundation (1926) to finance cultural, educational, and health programmes, especially in Flint, Michigan. In response to speculations about his wealth, he answered, ‘What I'm worth is what I am doing for other people.’ |
| Mott was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied mechanical engineering and served in the Spanish-American War. |
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