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Oliver Chace (August 24, 1769 – May 21, 1852) was an American 18th and 19th-century businessman. He was the founder of several New England textile manufacturing companies in the early 19th century, including the Valley Falls Company , the original antecedent of Berkshire Hathaway , which as of 2019 is one of the largest and most ...
Berkshire Hathaway traces its roots to a textile manufacturing company established by Oliver Chace in 1839 as the Valley Falls Company in Valley Falls, Rhode Island. Chace, who was a carpenter, started working for Samuel Slater, the founder of the first successful textile mill in America. Chace founded his first textile mill in 1806.
22. Mai 2014 · Oliver Chace was a Quaker who started as a carpenter and built a textile empire in New England. He founded the nucleus of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the largest companies in the world, which was later acquired by Warren Buffett.
9. Mai 2004 · Oliver Chace founded the Valley Falls Co. in 1806, which later merged with Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing and Hathaway Manufacturing to form Berkshire-Hathaway Co. in 1955. Warren Buffett bought the company in 1965 and transformed it into a diversified conglomerate.
Oliver Chace began his career as a carpenter working for pioneer industrialist Samuel Slater in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Later, he would become influential in organizing several new mills, including one at Fall River, Massachusetts in 1813. The first textile manufacturing company at Valley Falls was established in 1818.
9. Okt. 2022 · Oliver Chace (August 24, 1769 – May 21, 1852) was the founder of several New England textile manufacturing companies in the early 19th century, including the Valley Falls Company, the original antecedent of Berkshire Hathaway, currently one of the largest companies in the world.
9. Mai 2014 · Learn about the history, businesses and performance of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate run by Warren Buffett. Find out how Oliver Chace founded the company as a textile manufacturer in 1839.
