Hall, Charles Martin, 1863-1914
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Chemist, inventor, manufacturer, and Oberlin College benefactor.
Born in Thomson, Ohio and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, Hall was educated at Oberlin College (A.B. 1885, A.M. 1893, honorary L.L.D. 1910). In 1886, Hall discovered the electrolytic process of reducing aluminum from its ores (patent applied for, 1886; granted 1889). When the Cowles Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company of Lockport, New York gave up the option on the patent, Hall obtained financial backing from the Mellons and other investors to form the Pittsburgh Reduction Company in 1888. Litigation over patent infringement raged from 1891 to 1903. A member of the Oberlin College Board of Trustees from 1905 to 1914, Hall left a bequest of over $10 million to Oberlin College following his death in 1914.
From the description of Papers, 1882-1985. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 25029716
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Aluminum Company of America. Aluminum Company of America records 1857-1992 MSS 0282 1900-1965. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Hall, Charles Martin, 1863-1914. Papers, 1882-1985. | Oberlin College Library | |
| creatorOf | Hall, Rohr, Van Winkle, and Peaslee families papers, 1633-1929 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934. Papers, 1873-1934, 1902-27. | Oberlin College Library | |
| referencedIn | Metcalf, Irving Wight, 1855-1938. Papers, 1877-1937. | Oberlin College Library | |
| creatorOf | OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). Aluminum - the earth's gift to speed / Don Laughland, OAC Review, v.50, no.7, Apr.-May 1938, p.414. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library |
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| associatedWith | Aluminum Company of America. |
| associatedWith | Brainerd, Julia, 1859-1926. |
| associatedWith | Cowles Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company. |
| associatedWith | Cowles, Alfred Hutchinson, 1858-1929. |
| associatedWith | Davis, Arthur Vining, 1867-1962. |
| associatedWith | Hall family |
| associatedWith | Hall, Ella Louise |
| associatedWith | Hall, Ruth Elizabeth |
| associatedWith | Héroult, Paul L. T., 1863-1914. |
| associatedWith | Hunt, Alfred E. (Alfred Ephraim), 1855-1899. |
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Birth 1863-12-06
Death 1914-12-27
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