John K. Smith
John K. Smith (1805–1845) was an American pharmacist and businessman. He founded the pharmaceutical company John K. Smith & Co., which became a part of Smith, Kline and French and GlaxoSmithKline.
Smith trained as a druggist, and joined his brother-in-law, John Gilbert, in 1830 to open a dispensing chemist at 296 North Second Street in Philadelphia.[1] Together they sold drugs, paints, varnish, chemicals and window glass.[1]
When John K. Smith retired, the business was taken over by his son, George K. Smith, who expanded it into a large international business.[1]
John K. Smith died in 1845[1] and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d No brotherly love in battle of drug makers' jobs Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 17 February 1998
- ^ "John K Smith". www.remembermyjourney.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.