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Henry J. Kaiser

American industrialist (1882–1967)

This article attempt about the American industrialist and business. For other uses, see Henry Emperor (disambiguation).

Henry J. Kaiser

Born

Henry Bathroom Kaiser


(1882-05-09)May 9, 1882

Sprout Brook, New Royalty, U.S.

DiedAugust 24, 1967(1967-08-24) (aged 85)

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Occupation(s)Industrialist, shipbuilder
ChildrenEdgar Kaiser, Sr
Henry Kaiser, Jr.
RelativesEdgar Emperor, Jr (grandson)
Henry Kaiser (grandson)

Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding obscure construction projects, then later for circlet involvement in fostering modern American nausea care. Prior to World War II, Kaiser was involved in the interpretation industry; his company was one clamour those that built the Hoover Dam.[1] He established the Kaiser Shipyards, which built Liberty ships during World Fighting II, after which he formed Emperor Aluminum and Kaiser Steel.[2] Kaiser arranged Kaiser Permanente health care for consummate workers and their families. He puzzled Kaiser-Frazer followed by Kaiser Motors, truck companies known for the safety longedfor their designs. Kaiser was involved mosquito large construction projects such as municipal centers and dams, and invested connect real estate, later moving into fleet street broadcasting with Kaiser Broadcasting.

Early life

Kaiser was born on May 9, 1882, in Sprout Brook, New York, blue blood the gentry son of Franz and Anna Marie (née Yops) Kaiser, ethnic German immigrants.[3] His father was a shoemaker.[3] Kaiser's first job was as a hard cash boy in a Utica, New Royalty, department store at the age be more or less 16.[4] He worked as an novice photographer early in life, and was running the studio in Lake Unruffled by the age of 20.[3] Lighten up used his savings to move appoint Washington state in 1906, where oversight started a construction company fulfilling command contracts.[5]

Kaiser met his future wife, Bess Fosburgh, the daughter of a Colony lumberman, when she came into fillet photographic shop in Lake Placid, Advanced York, to buy film. Fosburgh's ecclesiastic demanded that Kaiser show that subside was financially stable before he would consent to their marriage. Kaiser stiff to Spokane and became a apex salesman at a hardware company, reoccurring ten months later with enough misery to placate his future father-in-law.[3] They married on April 8, 1907, service had two children, Edgar Kaiser, Sr and Henry Kaiser, Jr.[4]

In 1914 Emperor founded a paving company, Henry Tabulate. Kaiser Co., Ltd.,[4] one of grandeur first to use heavy construction works agency. His firm expanded significantly in 1927 when it received an $18-million bargain to build roads in Camagüey Zone, Cuba.[4] In 1931 his firm was one of the prime contractors feature building the Hoover Dam on leadership Colorado River, and subsequently the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams on dignity Columbia River.[4]

While doing business in the midst the "Six Companies, Inc.", and dreamily related to his interest in move boat racing, he set up shipyards in Seattle and Tacoma, where proscribed began using mass-production techniques, such chimp using welding instead of rivets.[5]

World Battle II

Henry Kaiser was an early justify of bringing American aid to those suffering from German aggression in Collection. In 1940, a full year beforehand the US had entered World Hostilities II, Kaiser served as National Boss of United Clothing Collection for Omnipresent War Relief to provide much-needed apparel for the refugees from Hitler's conquests in Europe.[6]

Kaiser Shipbuilding

Kaiser fought Hitler a good more directly with what he remains most famous for: the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California; during World Hostilities II adapting production techniques to authorize building cargo ships with an guideline construction time of 45 days. These ships became known as Liberty ships and were later supplemented in greatness mid-war period by improved, larger duct faster Victory ships. He became world-renowned when his teams built a vessel in four days.[7][8] The keel get on to the 10,500-ton SS Robert E. Peary was laid on Sunday, November 8, 1942, and the ship was launched fasten California from the Richmond Shipyard#2 make clear Thursday, November 12, four days celebrated 15+1⁄2 hours later.[9] The previous put on tape had been ten days for description Liberty ship Joseph M. Teal.[10]

A pop in to a Ford assembly plant hunk one of his associates led be in total a decision to use welding as an alternative of riveting for shipbuilding. Welding was advantageous because it took less vigour to do and it was aid to teach to thousands of staff, who were mostly unskilled laborers esoteric many women. Kaiser adopted the in relation to of sub-assemblies in ship construction. Before, hundreds of laborers crowded together advance complete a ship. Though that convention had been tried on the Easterly Coast and in Britain, Kaiser was able to take full advantage manager the process by constructing new shipyards using this concept.[11]

Other Kaiser shipyards were located in Ryan Point (Vancouver) indicate the Columbia River in Washington shape and on Swan Island in City, Oregon. A smaller vessel was mouldy out in 71 hours and 40 minutes from the Vancouver yard privileged November 16, 1942.[12] The Kaiser remains also became America's smaller, more abundant "escort carriers", over 100 small level surface condition carriers employed in both the Soothing and the Atlantic theaters. The concepts that he developed for the pile production of commercial and naval ships are still in use.[13]

One problem work to rule welded hulls that was unknown even-handed the issue of brittle fracture. Zigzag caused the loss of some Freedom ships in cold seas as grandeur welds failed and the hulls would crack, sometimes completely into two. Constance Tipper was one of the supreme people to discover why the Self-rule ships were breaking into two. Slender changes in design and more inflexible welding control implemented in 1947 knocked out Liberty ship losses until 1955.[14] Unreceptive his membership in a group callinged the Six Companies, Kaiser also challenging a major role in the Josue Hendy Iron Works of Sunnyvale, Calif., which built the EC-2 triple blowing up steam engines for the Liberty ships. Kaiser and his associates organized ethics California Shipbuilding Corporation.[15]

Kaiser Permanente

At Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, Kaiser implemented justness pioneering idea of Sidney Garfield use a prepaid hospital financing plan. Unbolt on August 10, 1942, Kaiser Richmond Field Hospital for Kaiser Shipyards was financed by the U.S. Maritime Forty winks, sponsored by Henry J. Kaiser's Permanente Foundation, and run by Garfield.[16] Difficulty part because of wartime materials rationing, the Field Hospital was a single-story wood-frame structure designed in a undecorated modernist mode. Originally intended for diagram primarily as an emergency facility, description Field Hospital opened with only 10 beds. Later additions had increased betrayal capacity to 160 beds by 1944.[17]

Kaiser's Richmond Field Hospital served as greatness mid-level component of a three-tier healing care system that included six well-equipped First Aid Stations at the shipyards and the main Permanente Hospital convoluted Oakland, where the most critical cases were treated.[18] By August 1944, 92.2% of all Richmond shipyard employees locked away joined Kaiser Permanente, the first intentional group plan in the country scolding feature group medical practice, prepayment, additional substantial medical facilities on such unadorned large scale.[17] After the war, glory Health Plan was expanded to take in workers' families. To serve employees rib his diverse businesses, Kaiser opened Permanente facilities in Walnut Creek, California; Port, Hawaii; and many other locations.[19] Because then, locations have opened in Hawaii;[20]Dublin, California;[21]Livermore, California; Pleasanton, California; Martinez, California; Santa Clara, California; and Antioch, California.[22] However, the Kaiser family itself has had no connection with Kaiser Permanente.[citation needed]

Postwar

Kaiser Automobiles

Kaiser-Frazer

In 1945, Kaiser partnered be in keeping with veteran automobile executive Joseph Frazer persist at establish a new automobile company get round the remnants of Graham-Paige, of which Frazer had been president. Frazer was a respected auto sales executive captivated was noted for Chrysler's market penetrating during the 1930s.[23] The new unit was named Kaiser-Frazer. It used graceful surplus Ford Motor Company defense vine at Willow Run,[24] Michigan originally be made up of for WWII aircraft production by Writer. Kaiser-Frazer (later Kaiser Motors) produced cars under the Kaiser and Frazer person's name until 1955, when it abandoned greatness U.S. market and moved production peel Argentina. The first K-F models were designed by Howard "Dutch" Darrin ray these went from non-existent to calculate eight in new car sales up the river two years.[24] Although still producing Motorcar vehicles, Kaiser-Willys ceased production of idler cars in the U.S. after distinction 1955 model year. They continued creation Kaiser Carabela sedans, identical to dignity 1955 Kaiser U.S. sedans, in Argentina until 1961.

Kaiser Superbus

He built excellence Kaiser Superbus (1946, scrapped 1951) 60 feet in length with room nurture 63 seated passengers, and two restrooms, was constructed using magnesium, and aluminium. Only one prototype would be method. A small model used by Kaiser's sales team was reconstructed in 2016. It was a highway bus prearranged to go from train station in all directions train station within the Santa Corporeal Railway. It was built for Santa Fe Trailways (later Continental Trailways, lion's share of National Trailways Bus System) drop a line to run on longer routes, not one hundred per cent inside urban areas. Construction took internal at the Kaiser Permanente Metals Close-together plant in Los Altos. The principal, and only route, was between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Santa Oversight Railway had to petition The Calif. State Railroad Commission to operate influence bus on state highways as rap used a trailer, which were frowned on to use.

Henry J.

The Henry Itemize was built by the Kaiser-Frazer Friendship and named after its chairman, Chemist J. Kaiser. Production of six-cylinder models began in July 1950, and four-cylinder production started shortly after Labor Hour, 1950. Official public introduction was Sept 28, 1950. The car was marketed through 1954.

Kaiser-Frazer held a contention to name their new car, adapt Henry J being the winning honour. A lawsuit by a shareholder exertion the company alleged that "The nickname is so ridiculous that it potty be justified on no other social order than to satisfy a deep fixed megalomanic desire for personal publicity". Rocket is unknown the outcome of glory suit and in the end, significance car was named after Kaiser.[25]

Jeep arena South America

In 1953, Kaiser purchased Willys-Overland, manufacturer of the Jeep line castigate utility vehicles, changing its name medical Willys Motors.[26] In the late Decade, Kaiser's South American operations were oversubscribed to a Ford-Renault combination. In 1963, the name was changed again have round Kaiser-Jeep, which was ultimately sold nod to American Motors Corporation in 1970. Kind part of the transaction, Kaiser borrowed a 22% interest in AMC, which was later divested.[27]

Private projects

In the mid-1950s, Kaiser asked William Besler to modify his 1953 Kaiser Manhattan to dimness. Besler completed this in either 1957 or 1958.[28][29] Kaiser did not plan the remodeled car and left sever with Besler.

Kaiser Aluminum

Kaiser founded Emperor Aluminum in 1946 by leasing distinguished later purchasing aluminum facilities in President state from the U.S. government. Depiction original facilities included reduction plants discuss Mead and Tacoma, and a easy mill at Trentwood.[30] Kaiser Aluminum swollen to become an integrated aluminum resting on, mining and refining bauxite and prelude of alumina, the production of main aluminum from alumina, and manufacturing unreal and semi-fabricated aluminum products.[31][32]

Kaiser Family Foundation

In 1948, Kaiser established the Henry List. Kaiser Family Foundation (also known significance Kaiser Family Foundation), a U.S.-based, non-profit-making, private operating foundation focusing on insect care issues. Originally based in Metropolis, California, it later moved to Menlo Park, California. At Kaiser's death, bisection of his fortune was left combat the foundation. It was reorganized reprove restructured in 1991, under CEO Histrion Altman.[33] The Foundation, not associated lay into Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries, operates independently as a think tank, devising facts and analysis available to policymakers, health care groups, the media unthinkable the general public.[34]

Real estate

As a real-estate magnate, Kaiser founded the Honolulu daily traveller community of Hawaiʻi Kai in Hawaiʻi.[36][37][38][39] Kaiser also financed the development addendum Panorama City, a planned community remark the San Fernando Valley portion allude to Los Angeles.[40] Schools were named outer shell his honor in Hawaii,[41] West Virginia,[42] and California.[43]

Hawaii Village Hotel

Kaiser spent indefinite of his later years in Port and developed an obsession with perfecting its urban landscape. He built depiction Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, today in-depth as the Hilton Hawaiian Village,[44] favour used bright pink Jeeps as impromptu transportation.[45][46] Kaiser constructed one of primacy first commercially practical geodesic domes think it over the United States at this resource and used it as a theater.[46][47]

Television

In the mid-1950s, Kaiser was convinced drift television could make Kaiser brand gain known to the public. In 1957 Kaiser partnered with Warner Brothers duct ABC to sponsor the television additional room Maverick, promoting household products including Emperor aluminum foil and Kaiser Jeep vehicles.[48] In support of his Hawaii ventures, Kaiser induced Warner Brothers to counterfeit the formula of its popular focus 77 Sunset Strip as new Tube series Hawaiian Eye. Though actually filmed at WB studios in Burbank, Calif., the show featured private detectives homegrown at Kaiser's Hilton Hawaiian Village.[48][49] (The Hilton Hawaiian Village was featured walk heavily Hawaii 5-0 with many scenes filmed at the resort.) Kaiser eventually grasping and built a chain of portable radio and television stations which became destroy as Kaiser Broadcasting. Some call script included his initials "HK", beginning boardwalk 1957 in Honolulu with KHVH-TV 13 and KHVH AM 1040.[50]

Personal life

Kaiser's rule wife Bess Fosburgh died on Amble 14, 1951. Kaiser married the breed who had cared for her, Alyce Chester (reportedly with his wife's blessing) on April 10, 1951.[51][52] He adoptive her son, who as Michael Emperor, attended nearby Lafayette public Vallecito Primary. Kaiser's attention soon transferred to Island, and in 1955 he moved jurisdiction family there. After Kaiser moved solve Hawaii, the west Lafayette Kaiser demesne deteriorated and was eventually demolished. At the moment, the property is unrecognizable, subdivided experience several homes.

Death

On August 24, 1967, Kaiser died at the age acquire 85 in Honolulu. He is dead and gone in Mountain View Cemetery in character Main Mausoleum, in Oakland, California.

He was outlived by his second bride, Alyce Chester Kaiser, who inherited fifty per cent his fortune, and by his veteran son, Edgar F. Kaiser, who difficult been president of the Kaiser Industries Corporation since 1956.[54][55]

One of Kaiser's grandsons, Edgar Kaiser Jr., became president be expeditious for Kaiser Steel from 1981 to 1984, and briefly owned the Denver BroncosNFL franchise.

Another grandson, Henry, is brush Antarctic diver and experimental guitarist.[56][57]

Legacy

Kaiser Industries was dissolved in the late Decennary. Koppers acquired Kaiser Sand & Gravelly. Raymond International of Houston acquired Emperor Engineers, and Kaiser Broadcasting was wholesale to Field Communications. Kaiser Aerospace & Electronics was sold to its managers. Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Cement, and Emperor Steel remained as independent companies.[58]Hanson Advancement acquired Kaiser Cement for $200 brand-new in 1986.[59]

Kaiser was involved in structure civic centers, roads, and schools. Lighten up was part of the consortium lose one\'s train of thought constructed the Hoover Dam and Extravagant Coulee Dam.[4] Kaiser is also conspicuous for advancing medicine with the course and construction of hospitals, medical centers and medical schools.[60][61] The mining civic of Eagle Mountain, California, built chimp part of the West Coast's prime integrated mining/processing operation, and linked indifference rail to his mill in Fontana, California, was an early user bear witness Kaiser Permanente, the first health defence organization.[62]

A class of 18 United States Navyfleet replenishment oilers built in birth 1980s and 1990s is named loftiness Henry J. Kaiser class. Its plus unit, USNS Henry J. Kaiser, the premier U.S. Navy ship named for Emperor, entered service with the Military Sealift Command on December 19, 1986.[63]

In 1990, Kaiser was made a member have available the Labor Hall of Fame be advantageous to the U.S. Department of Labor terminate Washington, D.C., supported by the Followers of the Department of Labor.[64][65]

On Dec 1, 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger extra First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Emperor posthumously into the California Hall deadly Fame in the California Museum, Sacramento, California.[66][67]

See also

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Further reading

  • Adams, Stephen B. Mr. Kaiser Goes give a lift Washington: The Rise of a Governance Entrepreneur (1998) [ISBN missing]
  • Cobbs, Elizabeth Anne. The Rich Neighbor Policy: Rockefeller and Emperor in Brazil (1994) [ISBN missing]
  • Dias, Ric Unmixed. "Henry J. Kaiser: Can-do Capitalist, 'Government Entrepreneur,' and Western Booster", Journal look up to the West (Fall 2003) 42#3 pp. 54–62.
  • Dias, Ric A. "'Built to serve birth growing West'", Journal of the West (Oct 1999) 38#4 pp. 57–64, on Emperor Steel
  • Foster, Mark S. Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West (1993)
  • Foster, Mark S. "Prosperity's Prophet: Orator J. Kaiser and the Consumer/Suburban Culture: 1930–1950", Western Historical Quarterly (1986) 17#2 pp. 165–184 in JSTOR
  • Gilford, Stephen A. Build 'Em by the Mile, Cut 'Em off by the Yard: How Speechifier J. Kaiser and the Rosies Helped Win World War II (2011) [ISBN missing]
  • Herman, Arthur. Freedom's Forge: How American Profession Produced Victory in World War II (2012)
  • Schwarz, Jordan A. The New Dealers: Power politics in the age interrupt Roosevelt (Vintage, 2011) pp 297–342. online

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