Justus S. Stearns

Over the course of his career, Justus S. Stearns would own at least thirty manufacturing businesses, as well as hotels, a railroad, and a power company. He was also an active member of the Republican Party and a philanthropist. In this study, Michael W. Nagle details Stearn’s range of accomplishments and explores the influence of both paternalism and Social Darwinism in his business practices.