Floyd L. Carlisle

Floyd Leslie Carlisle (March 5, 1881 – November 9, 1942) was an American businessman who owned several companies, including the St. Regis Paper Company, which at one time was the third largest paper company in the United States. He was described as the "No. 1 U. S. utility magnate" by TIME in 1939.

Early life and education Carlisle was born in Watertown, New York, United States, on March 5, 1881, to William S. Carlisle, an inventor, and Catherine Rose Burdick. He attended Cornell University, graduating in 1903. In 1912, he married Edna Rogers, daughter of Watson Merrick Rogers, a justice of the New York State Supreme Court. They had four children.