R. J. Mendenhall
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| Born | Richard J. Mendenhall November 25, 1828 Jamestown, North Carolina |
| Died | October 19, 1906 (aged 77) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse |
Abby G. Swift
(m. 1858; died 1900) |
Richard J. Mendenhall (1828–1906) was an American businessman, very active in the Minnesota business world of the late 19th century.
Early life
[edit]Mendenhall was born in Jamestown, North Carolina on November 25, 1828.[1][2] He attended school in New England, Ohio and, in 1853, returned to North Carolina. He subsequently went to New York and, in 1855, moved to Iowa as a civil engineer. In 1856, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]
Marriage
[edit]Mr. Mendenhall was married February 11, 1858, to Abby G. Swift, of Massachusetts.[1] They had no children. She died in 1900.[2]
Later life and career
[edit]In 1862 he is listed as the President of the State Bank of Minnesota. He participated in Minnesota Floriculture by owning greenhouses. Mendenhall met and provided encouragement to Albert Butz, a Swiss born American inventor and businessman whose early patents led him to found the company which became Honeywell.
Mendenhall died at his home in Minneapolis on October 19, 1906.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Shutter, Marion D.; McLaine, J. S., eds. (1897). Progressive Men of Minnesota. The Minneapolis Journal. p. 277. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Had Lived Here Half a Century". The Minneapolis Journal. October 19, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit]- Rodengen, Jeffrey L. (1995). The Legend of Honeywell. Fort Lauderdale: Write Stuff Syndicate. ISBN 0-945903-25-1.