O. C. Barber, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

O. C. Barber

United States industrialist and philanthropist

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1841

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1920

Profession: founder

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About O. C. Barber

  • Ohio Columbus Barber (April 20, 1841 – February 4, 1920) was an American businessman, industrialist and philanthropist.
  • He was called "America's Match King" because of his controlling interest in the Diamond Match Company, which had 85 percent of the market in 1881.
  • He founded the city of Barberton, Ohio in 1891 and moved his manufacturing plant there in 1894.
  • It produced 250 million matches per day.
  • He also founded the Akron City Hospital.

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