Hugh J. Chisholm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian businessman
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Place of Birth: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
About Hugh J. Chisholm
- Hugh Joseph Chisholm I (; May 2, 1847 – July 1, 1912) was a Canadian industrialist who later became a citizen of the United States.
- He was born in Chippawa, Ontario, to parents of Scottish ancestry.
- His early years as an entrepreneur in the news distribution business provided a foundation for his later accomplishments in the pulp and paper industry.
- His founding and leadership of pulp and paper, fibre-ware, and light and power companies as well as banks and railways made him a dominant figure in Maine industry.
- His legacy went beyond his reputation as a capitalist, however; he created the first forest management program for International Paper Company and developed a planned community for the workers in his mills which was a model for the nation.
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