CONKLIN - Key Persons

Charles A. Conklin begins employment with Lyon Conklin & Co. in Baltimore, eventually becoming a partner. Born in New York City July 1848, Charles grew up in Baltimore and started working in 1866 for Lyon, Conklin & Company, a company founded in 1860 by his father Daniel, along with William…

After more than 50 years with the company, Harry B. Thompson, Sr. is named president. Originally, Harry Sr. had started at Conklin in 1898 as a teenage office clerk. He held that position for only four years but by that time had established a foundation for a family legacy that… Read More (Penned shortly after his death in 1953 and was recording in Conklin board meeting minutes) "This company since its organization has shown a remarkable and continuous growth. Much of this success must be attributed to Mr. Thompson, who began working for Mr. Charles A. Conklin and Mr. J.N. Goddard in… Harry B. Thompson III starts with the company on 9/20/62. Also a graduate of Georgia Tech, Harry III came to Conklin in 1962 and became Company President in 1971. He held this position until his retirement on 6/1/03; it had been 105 years since his grandfather first started as a… In the days before Evernote, companies used to hand out small 3"x 5" notepad like this one from Bethlehem Steel. They must have been great for note taking! A young Harry Thompson IV must have liked them too, as evidenced by this picture from the early 1970's!

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• Retired in June 1995 After 44 Years at Conklin. He Was Buried Wearing His Conklin Uniform After His Death in February 2002

James Bradford retired in June 1995 after 44 years at Conklin. He was buried wearing his Conklin uniform after his death in February 2002.

John N. Goddard is named president after Charles Conklin passes away. By the 1930's the product offering was all types of sheet metal with a heavy emphasis on roofing - including gutters and downspout. In the late 1930's, with the advent of HVAC, sheet metal was being used to fabricate…