Clayton Mark

Clayton Mark (June 30, 1858 – July 7, 1936), was an American industrialist in the Chicago area who founded the Mark Manufacturing Company in 1888, a firm for the fabrication and sale of water-well supplies and Clayton Mark and Company in 1900. In addition to being a pioneer maker of steel pipe in the United States, Mark founded Marktown, a planned worker community in northwest Indiana on the National Register of Historic Places. He was also known for his philanthropy and civic contributions.