- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
William L. Clayton
Anderson, Clayton and Company
1904 - 1940
Agriculture & Mining
b. 1880
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1880 - 1966 |
| Birthplace | Mississippi (MS) |
| Race | White |
| Father | White Collar Worker |
In 1916, Clayton moved Anderson, Clayton and Company’s headquarters to Houston, Texas, where he grew the company into the world’s largest cotton trading organization. During World War I, the firm handled 1 million bales of cotton a year. By World War II, the firm was up to a volume of $220 million per year, and was marketing 15% of the total American cotton crop.