Maurice B. Clark

Maurice B. Clark (1827–1901) was a partner in a produce business with John D. Rockefeller, Sr, along with Clark's two brothers, James and Richard.[1] Clark was from Malmesbury, England and moved to the United States in 1847.[2] He studied with Rockefeller at Folsom's Commercial College in Ohio.

Maurice B. Clark
Born1827 (1827)
Malmesbury, England
DiedMarch 9, 1901(1901-03-09) (aged 73–74)
Glenville, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

His business career began with the firm of Otis & Sinclair. He went on partner with John Rockefeller in 1856, forming a grain and produce business that grew with the addition of several other partners to be Clark, Rockefeller, & Co in 1864.[2] During the American Civil War (1863), the two partners went into the oil business. Eventually, Rockefeller bought Clark's (and his brothers') share of the company at auction for $72,500.[3] Following this, Clark went on to start another oil company, the Star Oil company, which passed through several names and changes of partner, becoming Clark Brothers & Co, and Clark, Payne, & Co. In 1868, he joined new partners to form the Clark, Schurmer, & Scofield Company, which then became Clark, Scofield, and Teagle.[2] Following his work in the oil industry, he helped to organize the Cleveland Co-operative Stove Company. He was the president at the time of his death.[2]

In addition to his work in the business community, he served one term in the City Council of Cleveland, representing the "old fourth ward" from 1872 to 1873.[2] He was also a prominent abolitionist, and one of the charter members of the First Wesleyan Methodist Church, known for its abolitionist outlook.[4]




References
  1. G. Richard Shell, Mario Moussa, The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas (2007), p. 51.
  2. Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County (1901). "Sketches of Deceased Members". Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. 4 (4): 391–393. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. Tedlow, Richard S. (2002). The Rise of the American Business Corporation. Routledge. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-415-26982-7.
  4. Dubelko, Jim. "Hickox Alley". Cleveland Historical. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  • Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Ron Chernow, Random House, 1998.


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