Richard Carlton
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Richard Carlton, the first 3M employee who was a University of Minnesota graduate, was hired in 1921 as a laboratory assistant. He rose through the ranks to become the company president, succeeding McKnight in 1949.
This file appears in: Getting a Job at 3M
Getting a Job at 3M
“I Want to Work at 3M”
Many early 3M employees, including William L. McKnight and Archibald G. Bush, had “business” training or high school training in “mechanic arts.”
When William Viervering was hired in 1916 to help insure quality control, he had…