Theodore F. MacManus

Theodore F. MacManus (1872–1940) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Biography Early life Theodore MacManus was born in 1872 in Buffalo, New York.

Career He started his career as a newspaper reporter.

In 1927, he started his own advertising company, the MacManus agency. It later became MacManus, John & Adams in 1934, and later the D'Arcy MacManus Benton & Bowles, until it became known as the MacManus Group.

Philanthropy A devout Roman Catholic, he funded the construction of St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church, which was originally on his estate and now serves as the parish church for Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Personal life He was married to Alice Holdridge MacManus. They had six children.

They resided at the Stonycroft mansion in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He died in 1940 at his summer home in Sudbury, Ontario. In his obituary it was noted that the pioneer of automobile advertising never learned to drive.