Adolphus C. Bartlett, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1844
Date of Death: 01-Jun-1922
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Adolphus C. Bartlett
- Adolphus Clay Bartlett (June 22, 1844 – June 1, 1922) was an American industrialist, the president of the Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Company, the company that originated the label True Value.Bartlett was a pioneer hardware merchant and business leader in Chicago.
- Besides being the president of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company, he was an important donor to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Historical Society and the University of Chicago.
- He served on several powerful boards in the city and contributed to the original Parliament of the World's Religions, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths.
- Bartlett was a director of the First National Bank, Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, a member of the Chicago Board of Education, trustee of Beloit College, University of Chicago, president of the Home for the Friendless, vice-president of the Old People's Home, and a director of the Art Institute.
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