Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.

For other people named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation).
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.
Born December 24, 1833
Elyria, Ohio
Died December 6, 1919(1919-12-06) (aged 85)
Racine, Wisconsin
Occupation Founder, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc
Spouse(s) Caroline Fisk
Children Herbert Fisk Johnson
Parent(s) Phineas Miller Johnson, Orra Ann Collins

Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. (December 24, 1833 – December 6, 1919) founded S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, Wisconsin.

Life

In 1882 he moved to Racine where he became a parquet flooring salesman for the Racine Hardware Manufacturing Co. In 1886 he purchased the flooring business from the company and renamed it Johnson's Prepared Paste Wax Company. A few years later he established his own factory for manufacturing floor waxes and wood finishes. When his son, Herbert Fisk Johnson became a partner in 1906, the firm was renamed S. C. Johnson & Son.[1]

Legacy

SC Johnson remains privately held by the Johnson family today, and operates in more than 70 countries, employs 12,000 people, and provides products in more than 110 countries around the world.[2] The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York is named in his honor.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Johnson, Samuel Curtis 1833 - 1919". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2007. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Five Generations of Johnsons: Samuel Curtis Johnson". S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-17.


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