Who am I?

• Although I have been dead for almost 100  years, my name is still very well known throughout Medina County.
• During the 1870 fire, I lost $4,200 in property, when my jewelry store caught fire.
• I loved to ride bicycles. I would ride as much as 70 miles in one day.
• I owned the first automobile in the city of Medina.
• My first job was as a traveling showman, exhibiting the wonders of electricity.
• I used a windmill in my backyard to power my printing press.
• I was a school teacher for a short time.
• I was president of the Board of Education for a number of years.
• I was a member of the Anti-Saloon League.
• I corresponded with Helen Keller.
• The afternoon of my funeral, all of the businesses in Medina closed down. The schools were dismissed early.
• I am included in a new book by best selling author, David McCullough.
• The company I founded still ships its products around the world.
• I wrote the first account of the Wright Brothers successfully flying their airplane. The world did not believe me!

Who am I?

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