Henry Pfeiffer (1857–1939) was president of William R. Warner Co., manufacturing pharmaceutists, and a

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Career and personal life

Pfeiffer founded Pfeiffer Chemical Company in 1901. In 1908 he acquired William R. Warner Co. Under Pfeiffer's leadership William R. Warner became a leading drug company.

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