Spencer Truman Olin

Spencer Olin
Born	August 20, 1900 Alton, Illinois, United States
Died	April 14, 1995 (aged 94) Jupiter Island, Florida, United States
Education	Cornell University
Known for	Spencer T. & Ann W. Olin Foundation
Political party	Republican Party
Board member of	Olin Corporation
Spouse(s)	Ann Whitney
Children	Spencer T. Jr., Mary Dell, Barbara Ann, Eunice Whitney
Parent(s)	Franklin W. Olin and Mary Mott Moulton
Relatives	Siblings: Franklin Walter Jr., John Merrill

Spencer Truman Olin (August 20, 1900 - April 14, 1995) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was an executive of the Olin Corporation, founded in 1892 by his father, Franklin W. Olin. He was very active in the Republican Party throughout much of his adult life and served as the party's national finance chairman from 1958 to 1960 and treasurer of the Republican National Committee from 1960 to 1962. He married Ann Whitney. They established the Spencer T. & Ann W. Olin Foundation, which funds environmental groups and health and medical education and services. Spencer Olin died at his home in Jupiter Island, Florida in 1995 at age ninety-four.^[1]

References

1. New York Times obituary