Hinman Hurlbut | |
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 Portrait by John Harrison Witt | |
| Born | July 20, 1819 St. James County, New York, United States |
| Died | March 22, 1884 (aged 64) |
| Burial place | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Known for | Founding of the Cleveland Museum of Art |
Hinman B. Hurlbut (July 20, 1819 – March 22, 1884) was an American industrialist. A native of New York, Hurlbut relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1837 and started a career privately practicing law in Massillon, Ohio after being admitted to the bar in 1839. After a lucrative career as a lawyer, he found success as a business leader in Cleveland and came to own four national banks by 1863.
Hurlbut endowed the Lakeside Hospital, today part of the University Hospitals of Cleveland, and left funds through his will that would later help establish the Cleveland Museum of Art. He is considered one of the founders of the museum with John Huntington, Horace Kelley, and Jeptha Wade II.