Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. (May 16, 1859 – June 2, 1936) was an American businessman. He was president of the
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from 1884 to 1902.
Life and career
McCormick was the eldest child of inventor
Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr. and philanthropist
Nancy Fowler. He was born in
Washington, D.C. on May 16, 1859.
McCormick married Harriet Bradley Hammond on March 5, 1889. They had three children – Cyrus Hall McCormick III was born September 22, 1890; Elizabeth McCormick was born July 12, 1892; and Gordon McCormick was born June 21, 1894.
He was president of the
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from 1884 to 1902. McCormick was later president of the merged
International Harvester Company starting in 1902.
He was also a member of the
Jekyll Island Club (aka The Millionaires Club) on
Jekyll Island, Georgia.
McCormick's daughter, Elizabeth, died at the age of twelve; in 1908, her parents established the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund, which supported child health and welfare efforts in Chicago and nationwide for many years. Physician and public health advocate
Caroline Hedger Caroline B. Hedger (born Braceville Township, Ohio, January 12, 1868; died Connecticut, July 10, 1951) was an American nurse, physician, and writer on public health issues.
Early life
Hedger was the daughter of John R. Hedger (1832-1881) and Mary ...
worked for the fund from 1920 to 1942.
[https://www.cct.org/2019/07/a-daughters-legacy-a-lasting-impact-for-chicago-children/ "A Daughter's Legacy, A Lasting Impact for Chicago Children", Lorca Jolene, July 16, 2019, Chicago Community Trust]
On June 2, 1936, McCormick died in Chicago and was buried at
Graceland Cemetery.
[ His brother Harold Fowler McCormick was the husband of ]Edith Rockefeller
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many ...
. McCormick's son Cyrus Hall McCormick III wrote a history of his grandfather's life and times, his company, and the successor company.[.]
Family tree
References
Bibliography
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External links
McCormick Family Financial Records
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the Newberry Library
1859 births
1936 deaths
McCormick family
American people of Scotch-Irish descent
American people of Scottish descent
19th-century American businesspeople
Philanthropists from Illinois
Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago)
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