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John M. Harbert | |
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| Born | John Murdoch Harbert III July 19, 1921 Greenville, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | March 31, 1995 (aged 73) Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, chairman and chief executive officer |
| Known for | Harbert Corporation |
| Spouse | Marguerite Jones Harbert |
| Children | 3 |
John Murdoch Harbert III (July 19, 1921 – March 31, 1995) was an American businessman. He is best known for building his international construction company, Harbert Corporation, into one of the world's largest, along with creating a personal wealth of well over $1.7 billion. Harbert lived with his wife Marguerite in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Mountain Brook.
John is also the older brother of late Birmingham businessman Bill L. Harbert, who was a co-founder of Harbert Corp. and who headed up the company's international operations. In 1993 Harbert Corp. sold its international construction division to Bill. Today the company's former international construction division is known as B.L. Harbert International and is run by Bill's son Billy.