William Ellery Hale
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William Ellery Hale | |
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| Born | April 8, 1836 Bradford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 1898 (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Woods Cemetery |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | pioneer of hydraulic elevators |
| Spouse | Mary Scranton Brown |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
William Ellery Hale (April 8, 1836 – November 16, 1898) was an American businessman, real estate investor and civic leader. He was the president of the Hale Elevator Company, one of the first hydraulic elevator companies in the United States. He owned many buildings in Chicago.
Hale was born on April 8, 1836, in Bradford, Massachusetts.[1][2] He graduated from the Hartford High School.[1][2]
Career
Hale first worked as a clerk in Hartford, Connecticut.[1][2] He joined the Rock River Paper Company in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1857, and he was transferred to their Chicago store in 1862, where he worked until 1871.[1]
Hale founded W. E. Hale & Co., a Chicago-based company which pioneered the construction of hydraulic elevators in the West, in 1870.[1][2] Hale sold it to the Otis Elevator Company in 1887.[2]
Hale was a real estate investor in Chicago, where he owned many buildings, including the Reliance Building.[2] He also invested in the railroads.[1]
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