Industrialist and philanthropist. The retired board chairman and former president of the Johns-Manville Corporation, asbestos products manufacturers. He had been an official of the corporation for 38 years. The company his father founded in 1858 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin later obtained control of asbestos mines in Canada and established alliances with many other asbestos companies and opened many plants in the United States and Canada and while Mr. Manville headed the company, the assets were appraised at more than $32,000,000 (this in the 1920's). When his brother, Thomas f. Manville retired from the company in 1925, Mr. Manville became president and also carried the responsibilities of many affiliated concern. He became chairman of the board in 1927. After his father and brother died, he sold control of the company to J.P. Morgan & Company, but retained his interest as the largest individual stock holder. After retiring in 1939 he served in an advisory capacity. He led a committee of 100 Westchester County residents in 1925 to foster the development of the county, one of the wealthiest in New York today. He was a former director and member of the executive committee of the National Horse Show Association and was active from 1928-1938 in arranged the annual horse shows at Madison Square Gardens. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Manville owned a box at the Metropolitan Opera House and he retained membership in the finest clubs, yacht clubs, country clubs in the greater New York City area. His daughter married a nephew of the King of Sweden and the 1928 wedding was one of the outstanding social events of the season. The wedding took place at the Manville estate, Hi-Esmaro, then one of the showplaces of central Westchester County. At the outbreak of World War II, the Manville's $1,500,000 yacht was acquired by the United States Navy, but was sunk by the Japanese off the Solomon Islands in 1943. The Manville's had crossed the Atlantic twice in this 272 foot craft. After his death, his estate was valued at $7,500,000 and he established by Hiram Edward Manville Foundation, endowing intellectual and charitable activities of broad variety along with lifetime trusts for his children.
Industrialist and philanthropist. The retired board chairman and former president of the Johns-Manville Corporation, asbestos products manufacturers. He had been an official of the corporation for 38 years. The company his father founded in 1858 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin later obtained control of asbestos mines in Canada and established alliances with many other asbestos companies and opened many plants in the United States and Canada and while Mr. Manville headed the company, the assets were appraised at more than $32,000,000 (this in the 1920's). When his brother, Thomas f. Manville retired from the company in 1925, Mr. Manville became president and also carried the responsibilities of many affiliated concern. He became chairman of the board in 1927. After his father and brother died, he sold control of the company to J.P. Morgan & Company, but retained his interest as the largest individual stock holder. After retiring in 1939 he served in an advisory capacity. He led a committee of 100 Westchester County residents in 1925 to foster the development of the county, one of the wealthiest in New York today. He was a former director and member of the executive committee of the National Horse Show Association and was active from 1928-1938 in arranged the annual horse shows at Madison Square Gardens. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Manville owned a box at the Metropolitan Opera House and he retained membership in the finest clubs, yacht clubs, country clubs in the greater New York City area. His daughter married a nephew of the King of Sweden and the 1928 wedding was one of the outstanding social events of the season. The wedding took place at the Manville estate, Hi-Esmaro, then one of the showplaces of central Westchester County. At the outbreak of World War II, the Manville's $1,500,000 yacht was acquired by the United States Navy, but was sunk by the Japanese off the Solomon Islands in 1943. The Manville's had crossed the Atlantic twice in this 272 foot craft. After his death, his estate was valued at $7,500,000 and he established by Hiram Edward Manville Foundation, endowing intellectual and charitable activities of broad variety along with lifetime trusts for his children.
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