John M. Harbert

John Murdoch Harbert III (July 19, 1921 in Greenville, Mississippi – March 31, 1995 in Birmingham, Alabama) was an American businessman. He is best known for building his international construction company, Harbert Corporation, into one of the world's largest, along with creating a personal wealth of well over $1.7 billion. Harbert lived with his wife Marguerite in the wealthy Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Mountain Brook.John is also the older brother of late Birmingham businessman Bill L. Harbert, who was a co-founder of Harbert Corp. and who headed up the company's international operations. In 1993 Harbert Corp. sold its international construction division to Bill. Today the company's former international construction division is known as B.L. Harbert International and is run by Bill's son Billy.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 19, 1921
Date of deathMarch 31, 1995
Residence
Mountain Brook Alabama
Spouse
Known for
Harbert Management Corporation

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