Otto P. Graff
March 11, 1880 -January 26, 1967
Otto P. Graff was the Genesee County Treasurer when he received a loan from
Citizens Bank and opened a Ford dealership in Flint in 1914. He sold over 150 cars
that first year and the business grew to selling more than 2,000 cars a year. By 1927,
Otto P. Graff, Inc. was selling Lincoln-Mercury vehicles and Fordson tractors in
addition to Ford automobiles. By 1950, the dealership and service facilities occupied
most of the Block across Saginaw Street from the Genesee County Courthouse.