Frank L. Sweetser | |
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Born | June 2, 1873 |
Died | December 17, 1953 | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | management consultant, business executive, and organizational theorist |
Frank Loel Sweetser (June 2, 1873 – December 17, 1953) was an American pioneer management consultant, business executive, and organizational theorist. He was general manager of the Dutchess Manufacturing Company, [1] and served as president of the American Management Association, [2] and of the National Association of Cost Accountants, now Institute of Management Accountants. [3] [4]
Sweetser was born in 1873 in Wilton, New Hampshire, son of Harrison Cole Sweetser, a traveling salesman, and Abby Ann (Walton) Sweetser. [5] Sweetser came into prominence early 1920s as author of a series articles on cost accounting, published in the System magazine. In those years he served as general manager of the Dutchess Manufacturing Company, a trouser manufacturers at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
In 1925 Sweetser was elected president of the American Management Association for 1927 at their recent annual meeting, [6] as successor of Sam A. Lewisohn and was in 1928 succeeded by William W. Kincaid. [2] In 1927 he also served as new chairman of the International Garments Manufacturers' Association, [7] and in the year 1928-29 he served as president of the National Association of Cost Accountants. [8] [9]
In 1930 Sweetser became partner in the consulting firm of Stevenson, Harrison & Jordan, [10] and later senior partner. He also became partner in the National Photo Laboratories. [4]
Sweetser married Lura Hill Parker on June 22, 1897, [5] and they had 3 children and lived in Montclair, New Jersey. Sweetser died on December 27, 1953, in New York City at the age of 79 after a brief illness. [4]
His son, Frank L. Sweetser Jr. (1913–1994), became a notable sociologist, [11] at the department of sociology at the Indiana University. [12]