Henry Harrison Culver
Henry Harrison Culver (1840 – 1897) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for founding the Culver Academies.
Biography
Early life
Henry Harrison Culver was born near London, Ohio on August 9, 1840.[1][2] His father was John Milton and his mother, Lydia Howard Culver.[1] He had five siblings.[1]
Career
He started a cooking range company with two of his brothers, Walter and Licius, which they incorporated in 1881 as the Wrought Iron Range Company in St. Louis. The company was very successful and Culver amassed a substantial fortune. After becoming ill, he retired in 1883 to the north shore of Lake Maxinkuckee, close to his wife's childhood home.
Philanthropy
In 1894, he founded a college preparatory school on his property near Lake Maxinkuckee, which is now known as Culver Academies.
Personal life
He married Emily Hand.[1] They had two sons, Edwin Raymond Culver, Sr, (1872-1930) and Bertram Beach Culver, Sr. (1875-1959).[1] He died on September 27, 1897.[1]
References
- Daniel McDonald, The History of Marshall County (1908).