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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. Dec 2, 2014 · An early can of prepared, or ready-mixed, paint, on view at the Sherwin-Williams Center of Excellence. The very can we were looking at, in fact, had sat in the desk of Sherwin-Williams founder Henry Sherwin for decades before, upon the company's 50th anniversary, it was cracked open for a peek inside.

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  8. Henry Sherwin was the president and co-founder (with Osborn and Williams) of the Sherwin-Williams Company - one of the largest paint and coating manufacturing companies in the world. In February 1870 the three gentleman each invested $15,000 for equal shares in what became "Sherwin Williams & Co". The company prospered and in its first year ...

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