Edmund B Ball

Edmund Burke Ball

• American

Edmund B Ball was a notable American industrialist and philanthropist best known as one of the five Ball brothers who founded the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, later known as Ball Corporation. Born in Ohio, Ball played a key role in expanding the family's glass business after it relocated to Muncie, Indiana, where it became a major producer of glass canning jars and other products. In addition to his business leadership, he and his family were prominent philanthropists, contributing significantly to education and civic development in Indiana, including support for what became Ball State University. - AsNotedIn