This is a list of notable businesses, organizations or charities founded by
Quakers. Many of these are no longer managed or influenced by Quakers. At the end of the article are businesses that have never had any connection to Quakers, although some people may believe that they did or still do.
Allen & Hanburys, founded in London in 1715 by Quaker
Silvanus Bevan and his brother Timothy; grew to be a leading pharmaceutical company with operations in Argentina, Australia, Britain, Canada, China, India and South Africa before being acquired by
Glaxo Laboratories in 1958
Bewley's, Irish hot beverage company founded by Samuel and Charles Bewley. The Bewleys were one of Ireland's most well known Quaker families.
Bradshaw's, Victorian and Edwardian publisher of the most widely used railway timetables in Britain, Europe and India, founded by Quaker
George Bradshaw
Bryant and May, former match manufacturing company, founded by two Quakers, Francis May and William Bryant
Canadian Friends Historical Association, association of Quakers and historians who seek to preserve and communicate the ongoing history and faith of Friends (Quakers) in Canada and their contribution to the Canadian experience
Duane Morris, now one of the 100 largest law firms in the US, and still committed to Quaker values[5]
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Earlham College, liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana, founded in 1847 as the Friends Boarding School, a boarding high school for the religious education of Quaker adolescents
Furness Withy, British Marine Transport company, founded as Withy and Co., iron and steel shipbuilders, of
West Hartlepool by
Quaker brothers
Henry Withy (1852–1922) and
Edward Withy (1844–1927); grew to own in excess of a thousand ships
Goodbody Stockbrokers, Irish Stockbrokers. Known for many years as "Goodbody & Webb", it was founded by two Quakers, Jonathan Goodbody and Richard Webb.
Greenpeace, campaigning environment organization; the four[citation needed] founding members include
Irving Stowe[6] and Dorothy Stowe of Vancouver Monthly Meeting.
John Fowler & Co., manufacturer of agricultural tools and machinery, founded by Quaker engineer and inventor
John Fowler
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Johns Hopkins University, renowned private university in Baltimore, Maryland, originally started as a graduate university by Quaker abolitionist
Johns Hopkins, early board positions were partly filled by Friends
Neptune Bank Power Station, designed by
Merz & McLellan, first power station in the United Kingdom to generate three-phase electric power, and the first to supply electricity for industrial purposes rather than just lighting
Penington Friends House, founded in 1897 to provide shelter and meals to Quakers and friendly people coming to New York City. Long term and short stay guest rooms are still provided.
Sony (formerly Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, or Tokyo Telecommunication Engineering, Co.), TTK's founding board president was Tamon Maeda, a Japanese Quaker, prewar Japanese ambassador to ILO, and postwar Minister of Education