- William G. Mather
William Gwinn Mather (1857 - 1951) was an American industrialist.
Mather was born in
Ohio and attended Trinity College for his undergraduate and MA degrees. Mather headed theCleveland-Cliffs Iron Company for 50 years from 1890 through 1940. During his tenure he consolidated several mining operations and diversified into iron-ore industries and steel operations. The company's flagship bulk freighter was named in his honor, and today serves as amaritime museum inCleveland, Ohio .Gwinn Estate
Mather is also known for the palatial estate he built putside of Cleveland and the gardens designed by
Charles A. Platt andWarren H. Manning . The gardens, named for Mather's motherElizabeth Lucy Gwinn , are open to the public and include a mixture of formal and "wild" gardens and extensive statuary and fountains designed by significant sculptors includingPaul Manship .Gwinn Michigan
In 1901 Mather purchased land in Marquette County Michigan for his company's operations. He had
Warren H. Manning design a residential community to support his operations. OnJune 24 2002 ,Gwinn, Michigan was listed in theNational Register of Historic Places as the "Gwinn Model Town Historic District, Forsyth Township, Marquette County, Michigan".ee also
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Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum
*Gwinn, Michigan References
* [http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/574/ Harvard Business School biography] Accessed
May 31 ,2007
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