Warren McArthur (1885-1981) was born into a prosperous Chicago family. He graduated from Cornell in 1908 and in 1913 he moved to Phoenix to work with his brother Charles. With their father’s (Warren McArthur Sr.) encouragement and backing they became prominent and commissioned their older brother Albert Chase McArthur (1881-1951) to design a resort hotel for them in Phoenix, the Arizona Biltmore, which opened in 1929. The Biltmore needed chairs that could be used indoors and out and Warren McArthur provided the answer… Aluminum Furniture.