John B. Pierce
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John Bartlett Pierce (June 2, 1844 – June 23, 1917) was an American industrialist who founded the Pierce Steam Heating Company, a forerunner of the American Radiator Company.
Biography
Pierce was born June 2, 1844, in Embden, Maine.[1] His first business enterprise was a store in Buffalo, New York, acquired 1872.[2] He subsequently took on an assistant Joseph Bond, who was experienced in the installation of furnaces and stoves.[2] In 1881 Pierce and Bond founded the Pierce Steam Heating Company of Buffalo.[3]
In 1892 he merged his company with the Detroit Radiator Company and the Michigan Radiator and Iron Company to form the American Radiator Company.[4]
Pierce was married twice, but died childless in Lynnfield, Massachusetts on June 23, 1917.[5] His will left company stock, valued at more than $1 million, to more than 400 friends and employees, and designated additional funds to endow a private foundation.[1]
Legacy
The John B. Pierce Foundation was established in 1924 to promote research, educational, technical or scientific work in the general field of heating, ventilation and sanitation.[1]
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