William G. Mather
William Gwinn Mather | |
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Bratenahl, Ohio, United States | |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
William Gwinn Mather (September 22, 1857 – April 5, 1951)[1] was an American industrialist.
Mather was born in
Gwinn Estate
Mather is also known for the palatial estate, Gwinn, he built in Bratenahl, Ohio, a luxury suburb east of Cleveland. The estate’s gardens were designed by Charles A. Platt, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Warren H. Manning.[2] The gardens, named for Mather's mother Elizabeth Lucy Gwinn, include a mixture of formal and "wild" gardens and extensive statuary and fountains designed by significant sculptors including Paul 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. On June 24, 2002, Gwinn, Michigan was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the "Gwinn Model Town Historic District, Forsyth Township, Marquette County, Michigan".[citation needed]
See also
- SS William G. Mather (1905)
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Gwinn, Michigan
References
- ^ "William G. Mather's Death Certificate". Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- JSTOR 42955367.
- Harvard Business School biography Accessed May 31, 2007
- William G. Mather at Find a Grave
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