Charles Tudor Williams
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Charles Tudor Williams
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| Born |
April 13, 1839 Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Died | January 7, 1914 (aged 74) Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Education | Cleveland Central High School Western Reserve College Cleveland Medical School |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Priscilla Carver (m. 1866–1896) Mari Carlson (m. 1907–1914) |
| Children | Dr. William Carver Williams Day Williams |
| Parent(s) | William Williams Laura Fitch |
Charles Tudor Williams (April 13, 1839 – January 7, 1914) was an American businessman, author, composer, linguist, and educator. He was an older brother to Edward Porter Williams, (co-founder of the Sherwin-Williams Company), and uncle of pioneering American Neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Williams Cushing.
Charles was born in Cleveland to William and Laura Fitch Williams, the sixth of William's 10 children, and Laura's fourth child.
His father William migrated to what was then known as the "Western Reserve" with his parents in 1811, on his 8th birthday. Laura was the daughter of Zalmon Fitch. Zalmon served as President of Western Reserve Bank and Bank of Cleveland and was the founder and president of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad, later merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Charles attended Cleveland Central High School, the first free public high school West of the Allegheny Mountains, and was a classmate of John D. Rockefeller. He completed his college education at Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1861 and also studied at Cleveland Medical College (also now part of Case Western Reserve University). He then returned to Western Reserve College as a tutor. In 1862, the entire college, including professors, responded to the call for troops to serve in the civil war. Charles enlisted for three months in the Eighty-Fifth Ohio Regiment, serving with his brother Edward in Company B. However, he was mustered out due to disability after two months, on the same day that his brother was promoted to Corporal.
After serving in the war, Charles, his brother Edward, and Edward L. Day formed the Day & Williams Glass Company (aka Day, Williams & Co. and Kent Rock Glass Company). The company was successful from 1865 to 1887, when competitors with access to newly available natural gas were able to underbid companies like his that relied specifically on coal. Edward Williams left the company in 1870 to form his famous partnership with Henry Sherwin.
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