Charles Henrotin


Charles Henrotin was an American businessman involved in the stock market.

Early life and education

Charles Henrotin was born in Belgium on April 15, 1843. He attended the Polytechnic School at Tournai, Belgium.

Career

After graduating school, Henrotin came to the United States and began working at the Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company in Chicago in 1861. He became a banker and broker in 1878. In this role, he was broker for major enterprises such as the sale of the American Brewing and Malting Company and the Union Stock Yards Company, as well as large financial interests in Europe.
He was the principal founder of the Chicago Stock Exchange, and was its president for three terms. Henrotin was one of the founders of the Chicago Stock Exchange, and was also elected its chairman and president the same year he founded it, in 1882.
He helped establish the Chicago Board of Trade, and was a director of the World's Fair at Chicago. He became a member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1886.

Personal life

Henrotin married Ellen Martin on September 2,1869. He was a member of the Chicago Club, Union Club of Chicago, and a Chevalier, Legion of Honor, with other orders from Belgium and Turkey. He died at his home on July 25, 1914.