- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Ellsworth M. Statler
Statler Hotels
1907 - 1928
Restaurants & Lodging
b. 1863
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1863 - 1928 |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Non-Profit / Other |
Having made a small fortune in the restaurant business, Statler opened his first hotel in 1907. Unlike most other hotels of the early 1900s, Statler’s hotels, of which there were 6 by the time of his death, had many rare traits: private bathrooms, personal telephones, and later, radios, in every room. Statler’s genius in providing luxury-like amenities to middle and working class people helped his hotel chain become popular with every day Americans.