John Henry Patterson was an American industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Company. He was a businessperson and salesperson. He headed relief efforts after the 1913 Dayton flood, and
John Henry Patterson NCR
Worker house gardens in Dayton, Ohio, after renovation by John Charles Olmsted (1896)
Thomas J. Watson
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Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management
John Henry Patterson (NCR owner)
…of every service department in the company. The phrase was, "We Cannot Afford To Have A Single Dissatisfied Customer". Patterson was famous for firing Thomas Watson Sr, who went on to become General Manager, then President, of CTR, later renamed IBM. So many prominent businessmen were trained and fired by Patterson…
Watson in 1920s
Watson in 1950
The gravesite of Thomas J. Watson Sr.