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About Philip Winston Pillsbury
Philip Winston Pillsbury was chairman emeritus of the Pillsbury Co. He was a member of the Yale College Class of 1924.
Pillsbury was a grandson of Charles Pillsbury, co-founder of the flour-milling company which has grown to be among the world's largest diversified food companies. His father, Charles S. Pillsbury, was a long-time company Director.
Pillsbury was elected to the board of directors in 1928; in 1940, he became president, and maintained that post after election to the chairmanship of the board in 1951.
Pillsbury started as a laborer at the company. He was a master miller before accepting promotion to sales and management positions. Pillsbury was said to be one of the few milling executives to have a real knowledge of flour milling.
At Yale, Pillsbury was nicknamed Teedyboom. He was a starting guard on the undefeated and untied 1923 football team, an All-American water polo athlete, and a tenor for the Yale Glee Club. [2]
1. New York Times, June 15, 1984, Associated Press story 2. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898183,00.html
Philip Winston Pillsbury's Timeline
1903 |
April 16, 1903
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Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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1935 |
November 2, 1935
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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1937 |
January 12, 1937
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Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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1984 |
June 14, 1984
Age 81
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Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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- 1924
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Yale
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Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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