Richard J. Mendenhall (1828–1906) was an American businessman, very active in the Minnesota business world of the late 19th century.
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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) |
Early life
editMendenhall 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
editMr. 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
editIn 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.