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Flagler, Henry Morrison

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Flagler, Henry Morrison (1830-1913)

US entrepreneur. He founded a salt factory in Saginaw, Michigan, 1862, but when that failed moved to Cleveland and entered the oil-refining business with John D Rockefeller 1867. Flagler served as a director of Standard Oil 1870-1911 and invested in the Florida tourist industry. He established the Florida East Coast Railroad 1886 and built a string of luxury hotels.

Born in Hopewell, New York, Flagler left home at age 14, settling in Ohio, where he worked as a clerk and grain merchant before moving into industry.
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