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Carl Lewis Hamilton (February 23, 1888 – May 27, 1946) was an American businessman. He is most notable for his work as a senior executive of the Weyerhaeuser wood products company and a named partner of the Booz Allen Hamilton management and information technology consulting firm.

Biography

Carl Lewis Hamilton was born in Dubuque, Iowa on February 23, 1888, the son of Dr. Charles H. Hamilton and Mathilda Heberling (Lewis) Hamilton.Шаблон:Sfn He graduated from Dubuque High School in 1906,Шаблон:Sfn from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry in 1911.Шаблон:Sfn During his time in college, Hamilton worked as an agent for a West Virginia timber, land, and rock company.Шаблон:Sfn In the years immediately following his graduation, he was the general sales manager for a Minnesota lumber distributor, and manager for a lumber company with operations in Costa Rica.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1915, Hamilton joined Weyerhaeuser.Шаблон:Sfn Originally the general manager of the Weyerhaeuser Forest Products subsidiary, he advanced through the ranks to become vice president and general manager of the Weyerhaeuser General Timber Service Company.Шаблон:Sfn

Hamilton joined Booz & Fry Surveys as a partner in 1935.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn

Hamilton's most lasting legacy at Booz, Allen & Hamilton was the creation and implementation of the company's initial code of ethics.Шаблон:Sfn His effort to codify the importance of corporate integrity and fair behavior was one of the first adopted by a U.S. corporation, and became a model that many other businesses emulated.Шаблон:Sfn

During Hamilton's tenure, the Booz & Fry company became first Booz, Fry, Allen & Hamilton.Шаблон:Sfn After George Fry left the company in 1942, it became Booz, Allen & Hamilton.Шаблон:Sfn In the mid 1970s, the company was renamed as Booz Allen Hamilton.Шаблон:Sfn

Death and burial

Hamilton died of a heart attack at his home in Winnetka, Illinois on May 27, 1946.Шаблон:Sfn He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.Шаблон:Sfn

Family

Hamilton was the husband of Marjorie Atwood.Шаблон:Sfn They were the parents of son Charles (1917-1995) and daughter Marjorie (b. 1918), the wife of William Noble Lane (1917-1978).Шаблон:Sfn

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