Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly was an American Union Army officer, pharmacist, chemist, and businessman who founded Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War and recruited a company of men to serve with him in the 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery.

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Who was born first?

• Eli Lilly and Camille Jordan were born the same year
• Eli Lilly and James Craig Watson were born the same year
• Eli Lilly and Ernest Solvay were born the same year
• Eli Lilly and Edward W. Morley were born the same year
• Eli Lilly and George William Hill were born the same year

Timeline

1. Camille JordanJanuary 5, 1838 – January 22, 1922
2. Edward W. MorleyJanuary 29, 1838 – February 24, 1923
3. Eli Lilly (this page)July 8, 1838 – June 6, 1898
4. Ernest SolvayApril 16, 1838 – May 26, 1922
5. George William HillMarch 3, 1838 – April 16, 1914
6. James Craig WatsonJanuary 28, 1838 – November 22, 1880

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