Charles Henrotin
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Charles Henrotin (April 15, 1843 – July 25, 1914) was a Belgian-American businessman involved in the stock market.
Early life and education
Charles Henrotin was born in Brussels, Belgium on April 15, 1843. He attended the Polytechnic School at Tournai.[1][2]
Career
After graduating school, Henrotin came to the United States and began working at the Merchants' Loan and Trust Company in Chicago in 1861. He became a banker and broker in 1878. In this role, he was broker for major enterprises such as the sale of the American Brewing and Malting Company and the Union Stock Yards Company, as well as large financial interests in Europe.[1]
He was the principal founder of the
He helped establish the Chicago Board of Trade, and was a not director of the World's Fair at Chicago.[1] He became a member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1886.[4]
Personal life
Henrotin married
He and Ellen are buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
See also
- Stock broker
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Charles Henrotin Dead; A Founder and First President of Chicago Stock Exchange". The New York Times. Chicago. July 26, 1914. p. Editorial 5. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition. Chicago, New York: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1892. pp. 144–148. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ISBN 9780226668420. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ The American and English Annotated Cases: Containing the Important Cases Selected from the Current American, Canadian, and English Reports, Volume 10. Edward Thompson Company. 1908. p. 240. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ "Henrotin, Ellen Martin (1847–1922)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages, Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018.