Background
Warren was the son of parents Leroy Warren, a Congregational clergyman, educated at Oberlin College, and Fannie Louise Warren (née Wadsworth).
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Northam Warren
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Education
The Warren family moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 1898 and Northam went to the University of Kansas where he studied to be a chemistry
Career
The couple were married in 1863. Northam was one of seven children (Wadsworth, Emma, Clara, Henrietta, Elizabeth, Northam and Theodore) two of whom (Emma and Clara) died in infancy. He then went to work for Parke, Davis & Company in Chicago but came to New York in 1907 to work in their import and export department.
Northam created the formula for Cuticle Remover, registered it in 1911, and sold it through his Special Products Company.
When proved successful he added other manicure preparations and built up the line. In 1915, the financial basis this new enterprise was secured by the establishment of the Northam Warren Corporation in New York with a capital of $85,000.
Financial success allowed Northam to build a country estate on the bay at Brown"s River point in 1923. The family summered there enjoying a shared passion for boating until moving to a new residence built in Garden City.
The Brown"s River point estate was sold 1937.
Northam Warren Junior. Joined the firm when the company moved its headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut in 1939-1940 and when was sold to Chesebrough-Pond"s in 1961 he took a management role with the new owners. Edna developed severe arthritis and was bedridden when she died in 1960.
Northam Warren Snr. died on May 14, 1962 after a short illness.
