Spencer Truman Olin
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Spencer Olin | |
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Born | Alton, Illinois, United States |
August 20, 1900
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Jupiter Island, Florida, United States |
Education | Cornell University |
Known for | Spencer T. & Ann W. Olin Foundation |
Political party | Republican Party |
Board member of | Olin Corporation |
Spouse(s) | Ann Whitney |
Children | Spencer T. Jr., Mary Dell, Barbara Ann, Eunice Whitney |
Parent(s) | Franklin W. Olin and Mary Mott Moulton |
Relatives | Siblings: Franklin Walter Jr., John Merrill |
Spencer Truman Olin (August 20, 1900 - April 14, 1995) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was an executive of the Olin Corporation, founded in 1892 by his father, Franklin W. Olin. He was very active in the Republican Party throughout much of his adult life and served as the party's national finance chairman from 1958 to 1960 and treasurer of the Republican National Committee from 1960 to 1962. He married Ann Whitney. They established the Spencer T. & Ann W. Olin Foundation, which funds environmental groups and health and medical education and services. Spencer Olin died at his home in Jupiter Island, Florida in 1995 at age ninety-four.[1]
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