"Father of Cincinnati's Parks", Businessman. A native of Canada, he was born at Mille Roches in Ontario. He moved to Wisconsin when he was a teenager and became a bookkeeper. In 1876, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and worked as a lampblack salesman. Ault became a business partner of Frank B. Wiborg and established the Ault and Wiborg Company in 1878, an ink manufacturer. The company became the world's largest supplier of ink and lithograph supplies and the owners became millionaires. During President Warren G. Harding's administration, Ault was offered an ambassadorship by the President but declined. He was also the chairman for the Cincinnati Park Board from 1908 to 1926 and was known as the "Father of Cincinnati's Parks." Ault sold his company in 1928 for $14 million and retired. He was married to Ida May Ault. He died at his residence in East Walnut Hills in 1930 when he was 78 years old. Ault Park in Cincinnati is named for him.
"Father of Cincinnati's Parks", Businessman. A native of Canada, he was born at Mille Roches in Ontario. He moved to Wisconsin when he was a teenager and became a bookkeeper. In 1876, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and worked as a lampblack salesman. Ault became a business partner of Frank B. Wiborg and established the Ault and Wiborg Company in 1878, an ink manufacturer. The company became the world's largest supplier of ink and lithograph supplies and the owners became millionaires. During President Warren G. Harding's administration, Ault was offered an ambassadorship by the President but declined. He was also the chairman for the Cincinnati Park Board from 1908 to 1926 and was known as the "Father of Cincinnati's Parks." Ault sold his company in 1928 for $14 million and retired. He was married to Ida May Ault. He died at his residence in East Walnut Hills in 1930 when he was 78 years old. Ault Park in Cincinnati is named for him.
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