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
The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated by IHC, IH, or simply International ( colloq.)) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household e ...
starting in 1902.
He was also a member of the
Jekyll Island Club
The Jekyll Island Club was a private club on Jekyll Island, on Georgia's Atlantic coast. It was founded in 1886 when members of an incorporated hunting and recreational club purchased the island for $125,000 (about $3.1 million in 2017) from John ...
(aka The Millionaires Club) on
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Jekyll Island is located off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County. It is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia barrier islands. The island is owned by the State of Georgia and run by a self-sustaining, ...
.
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 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
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Ir ...
.
[ His brother Harold Fowler McCormick was the husband of Edith Rockefeller. 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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