Siegfried Bettmann
(1863-1951)

Mayor of Coventry (1913-1914)

Died aged c. 88

Siegfried Bettmann (18 April 1863 - 23 September 1951) was a bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and initiator of the Triumph Motorcycle Company. In 1914 he established the Annie Bettmann Foundation to help young people start businesses. Triumph became one of the most famous motorcycle trade-names in the world. Bettmann was also Mayor of Coventry from 1913-1914.

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Elm Bank. Founder of the Triumph companies Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951) Mayor of Coventry 1913-14 lived here

Elm Bank, North Avenue, Stoke Park, Coventry, United Kingdom where they lived