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