Francis Harrington Glidden
Francis Harrington Glidden | |
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| Born | May 24, 1832 |
| Died | September 25, 1922 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | founding the Glidden Company |
Francis Harrington Glidden (1832–1922) was an American businessman best known for founding the company now known as the Glidden Company, now a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel NV.[1]
Biography
Glidden was born on May 24, 1832, in New Castle, Maine, and attended Lincoln Academy.[2] After marrying Winifred Kavanaugh Waters in 1854,[2] he had a career as a seaman and dry-goods merchant.[2][3] In 1866, he entered the varnish business for the first time, working as a varnish salesman for William Tilden and Nehphena, in New York City.[2] He remained with that company through 1875.[2]
In 1868, Glidden moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1868.[3] In 1875, after leaving Tilden, he started his own varnish manufacturing company, named The Glidden-Brackett Company; renamed later to the Glidden & Joy Company,[3] and in 1890 incorporated as The Glidden Varnish Company.[3]
Glidden served as President and Director of the company;[3] retiring in 1917 at age 85.[4] In addition to his work with the company, Glidden served as director of Central National Bank of Cleveland.[3]
Glidden resided in the Clifton Park area of Lakewood, Ohio, in a home he built in 1910 that he named "Inglewood."[5] He died September 25, 1922, in Cleveland,[6] and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ "Privacy Policy". Glidden. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e The book of Clevelanders: a biographical dictionary of living men of the city of Cleveland (Google ebook ed.). Burrows Brothers Company. 1914. p. 108.
- ^ a b c d e f Orth, Samuel Peter; Clarke, S.J. (1910). A History of Cleveland, Ohio: Biographical (Google ebook ed.). Chicago-Cleveland: S.J. Clarke Pub. p. 660. OCLC 732890.
- ^ "The Glidden Company". Company Histories & Profiles. Funding Universe. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Paint king's mansion kept elegant by granddaughter". Lakewood Sun Post. February 3, 1994. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ Francis Harrington Glidden at Find a Grave