In 1869, Barton became partners with George Shawk in an electrical engineering business in Cleveland, Ohio. Later that same year, Shawk sold his share to inventor Elisha Gray and the company was renamed the Gray and Barton Co. Barton became the secretary of the company.
In 1872, Gray and Barton moved the business to Chicago, Illinois, and manufactured typewriter parts, fire alarms, electric light fixtures, telegraph equipment, and related electrical devices. One of their best customers was the giant Western Union Telegraph Company.
In 1881, after Western Union became a partner in the Gray and Barton Co, the latter was reorganized as the Western Electric Manufacturing Company that was later licensed under the Bell telephone patents to manufacture telephone equipment for AT&T.
In 1887 Barton became president of Western Electric and oversaw the international expansion of the company from its beginning. He retired in 1908.
In 1926 Graybar Electric Company was spun off from Western Electric to handle distribution of Western Electric products. This new company was named Graybar in memory of Elisha Gray and Enos Barton.
Personal lifeedit
Barton's grave at Rosehill Cemetery
Barton married Katherine S. Richardson in 1869, and they had three children. She died in 1898. He remarried to Mary C. Rust on October 6, 1899, and they had three children.[1]
He died in 1916 on his family farm in Biloxi, Mississippi.[2] He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
^ abThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIV. James T. White & Company. 1910. pp. 110–111. Retrieved December 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
^"Enos M. Barton Dead". The Washington Post. Chicago. May 4, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved December 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
enos, barton, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2022,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Enos M Barton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Enos Melancthon Barton December 2 1842 May 3 1916 was an American electrical engineer who with Elisha Gray co founded Western Electric Manufacturing Company Enos Melancthon BartonBorn 1842 12 02 December 2 1842Lorraine New YorkDiedMay 3 1916 1916 05 03 aged 73 Biloxi MississippiBurial placeRosehill CemeteryOccupationElectrical engineerSpousesKatherine S Richardson m 1869 died 1898 wbr Mary C Rust m 1899 wbr Children6Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Lorraine New York in 1842 Enos M Barton attended the University of Rochester During the U S Civil War and prior to 1869 Barton was a telegraph operator 1 In 1869 Barton became partners with George Shawk in an electrical engineering business in Cleveland Ohio Later that same year Shawk sold his share to inventor Elisha Gray and the company was renamed the Gray and Barton Co Barton became the secretary of the company In 1872 Gray and Barton moved the business to Chicago Illinois and manufactured typewriter parts fire alarms electric light fixtures telegraph equipment and related electrical devices One of their best customers was the giant Western Union Telegraph Company In 1881 after Western Union became a partner in the Gray and Barton Co the latter was reorganized as the Western Electric Manufacturing Company that was later licensed under the Bell telephone patents to manufacture telephone equipment for AT amp T In 1887 Barton became president of Western Electric and oversaw the international expansion of the company from its beginning He retired in 1908 In 1926 Graybar Electric Company was spun off from Western Electric to handle distribution of Western Electric products This new company was named Graybar in memory of Elisha Gray and Enos Barton Personal life edit nbsp Barton s grave at Rosehill Cemetery Barton married Katherine S Richardson in 1869 and they had three children She died in 1898 He remarried to Mary C Rust on October 6 1899 and they had three children 1 He died in 1916 on his family farm in Biloxi Mississippi 2 He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago See also editAlexander Graham Bell Elisha Gray and Alexander Bell telephone controversyReferences edit a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol XIV James T White amp Company 1910 pp 110 111 Retrieved December 14 2020 via Google Books Enos M Barton Dead The Washington Post Chicago May 4 1916 p 3 Retrieved December 14 2020 via Newspapers com History of the Graybar company at the Wayback Machine archived July 8 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enos M Barton amp oldid 1101774303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
