BRUSH, CHARLES FRANCIS (17 Mar. 1849-15 June 1929), one of America's most distinguished inventors, was born in Euclid Township to Isaac Elbert and Delia Williams Phillips Brush. He received his mining engineering degree from the University of Michigan in 1869. He worked 4 years in Cleveland as a chemist, then formed an iron dealing partnership with Chas. E. Bingham.
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BRUSH-WELLMAN, INC., formerly the Brush Beryllium Co., is the world's largest processor of beryllium and beryllium compounds. Incorporated in 1931 by Charles Baldwin Sawyer and Bengt Kjellgren, the company had its origins in the research conducted by Sawyer and Charles Brush, Jr. in the 1920s.
BUCHANAN, PAUL STUART (18 Mar. 1894 – 4 Feb. 1974) was an actor, athlete, professor, and advertising executive.
The BUILDERS EXCHANGE, a nonprofit trade association, represents the allied interests of construction industry in northern Ohio. It was founded in 1888 and incorporated in 1892 for the "promotion of social enjoyment . . ., the Advancement of all legitimate interests of the building trades of Cleveland, and to preserve affiliation with the National Assn. of Builders." Its first president was Ephraim H.
The BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSN. OF CLEVELAND was formed in 1913 by 28 downtown building owners to look after their interests. Incorporated in 1914, the organization assumed the dual function of promoting high standards of property management among its members and of working with local government and the community on legislative, regulatory, and civic concerns.
BURNHAM, THOMAS (18 June 1808-7 Apr. 1898), a founder of the malleable iron business west of the Allegheny Mts and mayor of OHIO CITY from 1849-50, was born in Moreau, N.Y., son of James and Miriam Burnham. He was master of a freight boat on the Champlain Canal before settling in Brooklyn Twp., Ohio, in 1833.
BURROWS, a leading book, stationery, and office-supply firm in Ohio, was founded by Chas. W. and Harris B. Burrows, who opened the Burrows Bros. book and stationery store at 310 EUCLID AVE. 8 Nov. 1873. Within a year it was almost bankrupt when Chas. Burrows introduced a circulating library—a move which proved to be both popular and profitable by 1875.
BURTON, COURTNEY, JR. (29 Oct. 1912-19 Aug. 1992), chairman of OGLEBAY NORTON CO. for 35 years and active in national Republican Party affairs, was born in Cleveland, the son of Courtney Burton, Sr. and Sarita Oglebay Burton. He attended Hawken School and from 1932-34 studied at the Michigan College of Mining and Engineering in Houghton, Michigan.
BURTON, THEODORE ELIJAH (20 Dec. 1851-28 Oct. 1929) served as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives (1889-91, 1895-1909, 1921-28) and U.S. Senate (1909-15, 1928-29). Born in Jefferson, Ohio, to Rev. Wm. and Elizabeth Grant Burton, he attended Grinnell Academy & College in Iowa 2 years before returning to Ohio, earning an A.B.
The BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB OF GREATER CLEVELAND (BPW), established in 1919 as the Business Women's Club of Cleveland, has fostered the expansion of educational and business opportunities for WOMEN. Different from study or social clubs, BPW offered women active in careers outside the home a place to dine and discuss professional concerns.
BUSINESS, RETAIL. The segment of the economy that sells directly to the consumer diverse goods such as food, clothing, furniture, appliances, medicines, cosmetics, building materials, and automobiles and supplies, has employed annually 13-16% of the Cleveland area's workers during the 20th century.
BUTKIN, NOAH L. (26 June 1918-11 Feb. 1980) was an internationally known chemical engineer and metals executive. Born in New York City to Louis and Edith Butkin, Noah Butkin grew up in Oklahoma and was educated at the University of Oklahoma (BS, 1941), where he played violin with the Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra. After a brief U. S.
The CADILLAC LOUNGE was one of Cleveland’s first gay-friendly bars. It was opened in 1946 by Gloria Lenihan, who owned a number of other night clubs in the city with her husband, Charlie Lenihan. The bar was housed at the corner of East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue at the Schofield Building in a space that was formerly a shoe repair shop.
The CAMPUS SWEATER CO., once the nation's largest manufacturer of men's casual clothing, began as a sweater jobbing office called the Pontiac Knitting Mills in the Arcade in 1922. Owners Samuel S. Kaufman and Loren B. Weber soon moved the company to 1321 W. 6th St. in the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. By 1926 the company acquired its best-known name and a new location at 1286 W.
The CANAL BANK OF CLEVELAND was one of several banks organized after Ohio increased its oversight of the state banking system in 1845. Founded by Erastus F. Gaylord, S. H. Mann, and John L. Severance, the Canal Bank, which primarily served canal shippers, opened in July 1846 at the Merchants' Exchange Bldg. at Superior and Bank (W. 6th) Sts., with capital of $200,000.
The CANFIELD OIL CO. was one of the earliest and most prominent of the independent oil refineries in Cleveland. Incorporated in 1886 by founder Geo. R. Canfield, the first refinery, located at Willson Ave (E.
CARABELLI, JOSEPH (9 April 1850-19 April 1911), a skilled stonemason and influential businessman, son of Carolina (Sartori) and Carlo Carabelli, was one of the first lay leaders in the LITTLE ITALY section of Cleveland. A native of Porto Ceresio, Como Province, he immigrated to America in 1870 at the age of 20, following an apprenticeship as a stonecutter.
CARDINAL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, a major savings and loan in Cleveland, was organized in 1974 by a merger of WEST SIDE FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN., one of the oldest savings and loans in the city, and Second Federal Savings & Loan Assn., founded in 1934.
The CARLING BREWING CO., originally incorporated as the Brewing Corp. of America, began operations in Cleveland in 1933. It was established by Jas. A.
The CARLON PRODUCTS CORP. was a pioneering leader in the production of lightweight plastic pipe, conduit, and fittings for use in the electrical and plumbing industries. Carlon was founded by Brigham and Philip Britton and Geo. Quinn in 1929 as the Carter Prods. Corp, a metal specialties firm.
CARR LIGGETT, INC. See LIGGETT-STASHOWER, INC.
CARTER, LORENZO (1767-7 Feb. 1814), frontiersman, community leader, and tavernkeeper, was Cleveland's first permanent settler, arriving in Cleveland on 2 May 1797 with his brother-in-law, Ezekiel Hawley (Holley, Holly), and their families. Lorenzo was born in Rutland, Vt., and on 28 Jan. 1789 married Rebecca Fuller. Until Apr.
CASE HALL, opened in 1867, was a noted concert and lecture hall located on Superior on the west side of what is now East.
CASE, LEONARD, SR. (29 July 1786-7 Dec. 1864), a businessman and philanthropist, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., son of Meshack and Magdalene (Eckstein) Case. He moved in Apr. 1800 to Warren Twp., Trumbull County. In 1806, he became clerk of the court of common pleas for Trumbull County, later becoming clerk to Gen.
CASTLE, WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE (30 Nov. 1814-28 Feb. 1872), a businessman and mayor, was born in Essex, Vt., moved to Toronto in 1815, and settled in Cleveland in 1827 (one source indicates 1832). Later that year, Castle, his father, and Chas. Giddings opened Cleveland's first lumberyard.