Adolphus C. Bartlett
Adolphus Clay Bartlett (June 22, 1844 – June 1, 1922) was an American industrialist, the president of Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Company, the company that originated the label True Value.
Adolphus C. Bartlett | |
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Bartlett ca. 1900 | |
| Born | June 22, 1844 Stratford, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 1922 (aged 77) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Woods Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Business magnate, philanthropist |
| Spouses | Mary Pitkin
(m. 1867; died 1890)Abbey Hitchcock (m. 1893) |
| Children | Maie Bartlett Heard (b.June 11, 1868) Frederic Clay Bartlett (b.June 1, 1873) Frank Dickinson Bartlett (b.1880) Florence Dibell Bartlett (b.1881) Eleanor Collamore Bartlett (b. July 17, 1894) |
Bartlett was a pioneer hardware merchant and business leader in Chicago. Besides being the president of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company, he was an important donor to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Historical Society and the University of Chicago. He served on several powerful boards in the city and contributed to the original Parliament of the World's Religions, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. Bartlett was a director of the First National Bank, Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, a member of the Chicago Board of Education, trustee of Beloit College, University of Chicago, president of the Home for the Friendless, vice-president of the Old People's Home, and a director of the Art Institute.