Mark C. Honeywell

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Mark Charles Honeywell (December 29, 1874 - 1964) was a U.S. electronics industrialist. He founded the eponymous Honeywell, Incorporated and was its 1st president (1927–1933) and CEO (1927–1933).

1 Early years
2 Marriage
3 Honeywell
4 References
5 Further reading

[edit] Early years

He spent his childhood growing up in Wabash, Indiana and in Florida. Employed in various jobs in his younger years, for example in the citrus and bicycle business, and in his father’s Wabash mill. He graduated from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1891.

[edit] Marriage

He married Olive Lutz in 1899, also a native of Wabash, Indiana.

[edit] Honeywell

Mark Honeywell developed a hot water heating system. By 1905 Honeywell had installed the system in his house - thought to be the first in North America.^{[citation needed]} The idea of hot water heating came from England. Radiators first came from England and molds were made from them in Wabash. His business, M.C. Honeywell Heating and Sanitary Work, became Honeywell Heating Specialties Company. By 1906 the company was making thermostats and automatic controls for heating systems.

By 1927, company sales were more than $1.5 million and 450 people worked in the Wabash factory. Honeywell's main competitor was W.R. Sweatt and his Minneapolis Heat Regulator Company.

The two companies had patents which blocked each other from further growth. They merged to form the Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company with Sweatt as Chairman and Honeywell as President.

As of 2007 Honeywell, International is a global company with over 100,000 employees.