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  1. Sherwin was born on September 27, 1842, in Baltimore, Vermont, and stayed in school until he was 15 years of age. His first job was in a local general store. [1] In 1860, an uncle invited Henry to Cleveland, Ohio. He soon found employment with Freeman & Kellogg Co., a Cleveland dry goods store.

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    1866. Henry A. Sherwin and Edward P. Williams first establish The Sherwin-Williams Company. 1870. Henry A. Sherwin becomes Sherwin-Williams first Chief Executive Officer. 1873. A high-quality oil-based paint called “Guaranteed Strictly Pure Raw Umber in Oil,” also known as the first ready-mixed paint, was first introduced to the market.

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  3. Nov 22, 2017 · This is a sampling of the leaders who are profiled in Thursday's special section: Names: Henry A. Sherwin and Edward P. Williams. Dates of Birth: Sherwin on Sept. 27, 1842, in Baltimore, Vermont ...

  4. From humble beginnings in 1866, Sherwin-Williams has become increasingly a staple of Cleveland’s economy. Henry Sherwin came to Cleveland looking for work at the request of his uncle, eventually finding his way into the paint industry with his position in Truman Dunham & Co. Following the end of his tenure there, Sherwin took a leap of faith, starting his own paint company with every ...

  5. Mar 21, 2024 · Henry A. Sherwin, the visionary co-founder of Sherwin-Williams, served as the company's first Chief Executive Officer from 1870 to 1909, overseeing its early growth and success, including the introduction of the first ready-mixed paint in 1873 and the patenting of the first resealable paint can in 1877. Under Sherwin's leadership, the company ...

  6. Apr 29, 2021 · The new organization, Sherwin, Williams & Co, generated $422,391 in revenue in its first year. Relative to other businesses of the era, that was a large figure, the equivalent of almost $9 million in 2021 dollars. Henry Sherwin was the driving force behind the company.

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  8. Mar 13, 2015 · Henry Sherwin, a Vermont native, and Ed Williams, of Kent, Ohio, formed a partnership in Cleveland in the 1870s that would revolutionize the use of paint. The Sherwin-Williams Company contributed much to paint manufacture and customer usage. They developed resealable paint cans in 1877 and developed "ready-mix" paint in 1878. The company also ...

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