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Henry Harrison Culver (August 9, 1840 – September 27, 1897) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for founding the
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Early life

Henry Harrison Culver was born near
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on August 9, 1840.


Career

Culver started a cooking range company with two of his brothers, Walter and Licius, which they incorporated in 1881 as the Wrought Iron Range Company in
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. The company was very successful and Culver amassed a substantial fortune. After becoming ill, he retired in 1883 to the north shore of
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, close to his wife's childhood home.


Philanthropy

In 1894, Culver founded a college preparatory school on his property near Lake Maxinkuckee. It was modelled after
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. It is now known as
Culver Academies Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school in Culver, Indiana, which is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps (CSSC). Culver Militar ...
.


Personal life and death

Culver married Emily Hand. They had two sons. He died on September 27, 1897.


References

1840 births 1897 deaths People from London, Ohio 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American philanthropists {{US-business-bio-1840s-stub