Morris Markin (Russian: Морис Маркин) (July 15, 1893 – July 8, 1970) was a Russian-born American businessman who founded the Checker Cab Manufacturing...
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commercially as the Checker Marathon until 1982. Both companies were owned by Morris Markin by the 1930s. The Checker Taxicab, particularly the 1959–82 Checker...
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The company was established by Morris Markin in 1922, created by a merger of the firms Commonwealth Motors and Markin Automobile Body, and was initially...
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leading to a period known as the "Taxi Wars." During the Depression, Morris Markin, owner of Yellow Cab's rival Checker Cab Mfg. Company, significantly...
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model Mikhail Markin (born 1993), Russian football striker Morris Markin (1893–1970), Russian-born American businessman Murray Markin (born c. 1949)...
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v t e Checker Motors Corporation vehicles, 1922–1982 Notes Morris Markin formed the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company in July 1922 by merging two prior...
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co-founder of electronics parts distributor Premier Industrial Corporation Morris Markin (1893–1970), Russian-born founder of the Checker Motors Corporation...
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v t e Checker Motors Corporation vehicles, 1922–1982 Notes Morris Markin formed the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company in July 1922 by merging two prior...
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portrayed Count Dracula 1922 George Mardikian Armenia Restaurateur 1912 Morris Markin Russia Businessman, founder, Checker Cab Company 1920 Ross Martin Poland...
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v t e Checker Motors Corporation vehicles, 1922–1982 Notes Morris Markin formed the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company in July 1922 by merging two prior...
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