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Charles Ranlett Flint | |
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 Flint in 1907 | |
| Born | January 24, 1850 Thomaston, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 1934 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other names | Computer King |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (BS) |
| Occupation | Financial capitalist - founder of Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company |
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Charles Ranlett Flint (January 24, 1850 – February 26, 1934) was the founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM. For his financial dealings, he earned the moniker "Father of Trusts".[1][2] He was an avid sportsman and member of the syndicate that built the yacht Vigilant, that was the U.S. defender of the eighth America's Cup and was the owner of the yacht Gracie.[3][4]
- ^ Cashman, Sean Dennis (1984). America in the Gilded Age: From the Death of Lincoln to the Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. New York: New York University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-8147-1387-7. OCLC 9762495.
- ^ "'Father of Trusts' Going Back to Work at 80; C.R. Flint Will Undertake Another Merger". The New York Times. January 21, 1930. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Charles R. Flint Head Of Trusts, Dies In Capital". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. February 14, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Charles R. Flint Secured By Chamber Of Commerce". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. December 27, 1903. p. 19. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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