Frederick Trent Stanley (August 12, 1802 – August 2, 1883) was an American industrialist.At a time when there were only 16 stars on the American flag and Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, Frederick T. Stanley was born in New Britain, Connecticut on August 12, 1802. New Britain, CT, had 1,000 residents and Hartford (the State's capital) was the hub of business, where several manufacturing companies thrived off of the business of brass and iron. This spirit of continuous improvement on behalf of the customer still exists in the company he built.