Samuel Curtis Johnson

The generous and determined founder of A Family Company perseverance and compassion created a unique company that still thrives 130+ years later.

Meet Our Founder

Samuel Curtis Johnson’s Persistence Paid Off: SC Johnson History Has an Unlikely Beginning

Entrepeneur Samuel Curtis Johnson selling parquet flooring and Johnson’s Prepared Wax

Samuel Curtis Johnson: The Generous and Determined Founder of a Family Company

Founder of Johnson Wax, Samuel Curtis Johnson, giving back to the family company’s hometown of Racine, Wisconsin

Setting the Standard for Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Giving

“

It was a fairly creative notion on the part of my great-grandfather that put Johnson Wax in business…he saw a business opportunity with an idea that was rather simple, but that others were missing.

”

Sam Johnson, fourth-generation leader of SC Johnson

Did you know?

Before founding SC Johnson in 1886, Samuel Curtis Johnson work on the railroads and was also a partner at a book and stationery store.

Samuel C. Johnson, first generation leader of American company, SC Johnson

SC Johnson’s legacy of corporate philanthropy goes back to Samuel Curtis Johnson, who donated 10% of his income to civic improvements.

Johnson’s Prepared Wax was the company’s first diversification, setting us on an enduring path of growth.

1899 Johnson's Paste Wax Factory in Racine, Wisconsin

TIMELINE

Samuel Curtis Johnson

1833 –

1919

See Timeline