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HAMILTON, Carl
HAMILTON, Carl. (Dubuque, IA, Feb, 23, 1888--Winnetka, IL, May 27, 1946). Hamilton graduated from DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL in 1906 and in 1911 graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor of science degree in forestry. During his college years, Hamilton worked as an agent for a West Virginia timber, land, and rock company. In the years following his graduation, he was the general sales manager for a Minnesota lumber distributorand manager for a lumber company with operations in Costa Rica. (1)
In 1915, Hamilton joined the Weyerhaeuser timber, wood products, and paper conglomerate. Originally the general manager of the company's Weyerhaeuser Forest Products subsidiary, he advanced through the ranks to become vice president and general manager of the Weyerhaeuser General Timber Service Company. (2)
In 1935 Hamilton joined Edwin G. Booz & Fry Surveys as a partner. He was considered a "rain maker" for his ability to attract clients to Booz & Fry for management consulting services such as Olin Corp. the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. (3) During WORLD WAR II, Hamilton led Booz & Fry's successful effort to obtain management services work in the defense industry, including personnel management for the United States Cartridge Company in St. Louis.
Hamilton's most lasting legacy at Booz, Allen & Hamilton was the company's initial code of ethics. Written in the 1930s, his efforts were among the first adopted by a U.S. corporation and became a model that many other businesses copied. Among his original Code of Ethics’ principles were: “Willingness on the part of each to face all firm problem’s objectively and dispassionately without arbitrary or prejudicial position.” Another read: “Unwillingness on the part of each to ever speak disparagingly of his associates to anyone.” (4)
During Hamilton's tenure, the Booz & Fry company became first Booz, Fry, Allen & Hamilton. After George Fry left the company in 1942, it became Booz, Allen & Hamilton. In the mid 1970s, the company was renamed as Booz Allen Hamilton.
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Source:
1. "Carl L. Hamilton," Wikipedia, Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_L._Hamilton
2. Ibid.
3. Booz Allen Hamilton, Online: https://www.boozallen.com/e/bio/leadership/carl-l--hamilton.html
4. Ibid.
