John B. Pierce

John Bartlett Pierce
John Bartlett Pierce
Born	June 2, 1844; Embden, Maine
Died	June 23, 1917 (aged 73); Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Occupation	Industrialist
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John Bartlett Pierce (June 2, 1844 – June 23, 1917) was an American industrialist who founded the Pierce Steam Heating Company, a forerunner of the American Radiator Company.

Biography

Pierce was born June 2, 1844, in Embden, Maine.[1] His first business enterprise was a store in Buffalo, New York, acquired 1872.[2] He subsequently took on an assistant Joseph Bond, who was experienced in the installation of furnaces and stoves.[2] In 1881 Pierce and Bond founded the Pierce Steam Heating Company of Buffalo.[3]

In 1892 he merged his company with the Detroit Radiator Company and the Michigan Radiator and Iron Company to form the American Radiator Company.[4]

Pierce was married twice, but died childless in Lynnfield, Massachusetts on June 23, 1917.[5] His will left company stock, valued at more than $1 million, to more than 400 friends and employees, and designated additional funds to endow a private foundation.[1]

Legacy

The John B. Pierce Foundation was established in 1924 to promote research, educational, technical or scientific work in the general field of heating, ventilation and sanitation.[1]

References

"About Us", John B. Pierce Laboratory website, archived from the original on March 8, 2013
Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd. (PDF), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (Heritage website of)
Stifler, Susan Reed (1960), The beginnings of a century of steam and water heating, H. B. Smith Co., p. 106
Ingham, John N. (1983), Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (V-Z), vol. 4, Greenwood Press
"Noted Radiator Official Dead at 74 in Lynnfield". The Boston Globe. June 24, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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[bio1-1] "About Us", John B. Pierce Laboratory website, archived from the original on March 8, 2013

[his-2] Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd. (PDF), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (Heritage website of)

[3] Stifler, Susan Reed (1960), The beginnings of a century of steam and water heating, H. B. Smith Co., p. 106

[woolley-4] Ingham, John N. (1983), Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (V-Z), vol. 4, Greenwood Press

[5] "Noted Radiator Official Dead at 74 in Lynnfield". The Boston Globe. June 24, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.