Gideon "Jack" Searle (1901–1978) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.Early lifeJohn Gideon Searle was born March 18, 1901 in Iowa. His paternal grandfather was Gideon Daniel Searle, fo...
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Gideon "Jack" Searle (1901–1978) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.Early lifeJohn Gideon Searle was born March 18, 1901 in Iowa. His paternal grandfather was Gideon Daniel Searle, fo...
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Martin was the president and long-time chairman of the board of the Woodward Governor Company. .
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Martin was the president and long-time chairman of the board of the Woodward Governor Company. .
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Ingersoll became president of Borg Warner Inc. in 1950. In 1954, he became chairman of the board. BorgWarner Inc. is a United States-based worldwide automotive industry components and parts supplier. I...
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Ingersoll became president of Borg Warner Inc. in 1950. In 1954, he became chairman of the board. BorgWarner Inc. is a United States-based worldwide automotive industry components and parts supplier. I...
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Jan (D. J.) De Pree was born in Zeeland, Michigan in 1891. His father was a tinsmith who was active in local politics. His grandparents were Dutch Calvinists who had immigrated to Zeeland in the late 1...
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Jan (D. J.) De Pree was born in Zeeland, Michigan in 1891. His father was a tinsmith who was active in local politics. His grandparents were Dutch Calvinists who had immigrated to Zeeland in the late 1...
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Sources:== United States Census, 1860 >Alvah Edison in entry for Samuel Edison, 1860. United States Census, 1880 >Thomas A Edison, East New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; citing enume...
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Sources:== United States Census, 1860 >Alvah Edison in entry for Samuel Edison, 1860. United States Census, 1880 >Thomas A Edison, East New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; citing enume...
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Justus Kleberg, Jr. (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) was born to Rose and Robert J. Kleberg in Texas and attended the University of Virginia. He served as legal counsel to Richard King and his 600...
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Justus Kleberg, Jr. (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) was born to Rose and Robert J. Kleberg in Texas and attended the University of Virginia. He served as legal counsel to Richard King and his 600...
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(Barney) Kilgore was the Wall Street Journal's dominant personality practically from the moment he was appointed managing editor in 1941, at the age of 32, until his death from stomach cancer at Novemb...
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(Barney) Kilgore was the Wall Street Journal's dominant personality practically from the moment he was appointed managing editor in 1941, at the age of 32, until his death from stomach cancer at Novemb...
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. Kenneth Iverson (September 18, 1925 – April 14, 2002) is credited with transforming Nucor Steel from a nearly bankrupt company in the 1960s into the largest and most successful steelmaker in the Unit...
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. Kenneth Iverson (September 18, 1925 – April 14, 2002) is credited with transforming Nucor Steel from a nearly bankrupt company in the 1960s into the largest and most successful steelmaker in the Unit...
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profile photo: pictured (on right) with Nikita Khrushchev "Bob" Garst (June 13, 1898 - November 4, 1977) was an American farmer and seed company executive. He developed hybrid corn seed in 1930 that al...
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profile photo: pictured (on right) with Nikita Khrushchev "Bob" Garst (June 13, 1898 - November 4, 1977) was an American farmer and seed company executive. He developed hybrid corn seed in 1930 that al...
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Vincent Galvin (June 27, 1895 – November 5, 1959) was one of the two founders of telecommunications company Motorola. Founded as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation on September 25, 1928, Motorola is now ...
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Vincent Galvin (June 27, 1895 – November 5, 1959) was one of the two founders of telecommunications company Motorola. Founded as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation on September 25, 1928, Motorola is now ...
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H. Loomis III, 87, a former publisher of telephone directories and a former president of the board of what is now Travelers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago, died Friday, April 20, 2001 in Sarasota, Fla.A...
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H. Loomis III, 87, a former publisher of telephone directories and a former president of the board of what is now Travelers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago, died Friday, April 20, 2001 in Sarasota, Fla.A...
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R. "Cork" Walgreen III, grandson of Walgreen Co.’s founder, began working for the company as a stock boy in 1952, earned a pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan in 1958 and held positions inc...
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R. "Cork" Walgreen III, grandson of Walgreen Co.’s founder, began working for the company as a stock boy in 1952, earned a pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan in 1958 and held positions inc...
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Charles Rudolph Walgreen Sr. (October 9, 1873 – December 11, 1939) was an American businessman who founded Walgreens.
He was born in Knoxville, Illinois before moving to Galesburg, Illinois at a young...
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Charles Rudolph Walgreen Sr. (October 9, 1873 – December 11, 1939) was an American businessman who founded Walgreens.
He was born in Knoxville, Illinois before moving to Galesburg, Illinois at a young...
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entrepreneur Augustus Eugene (Gene) Staley was born in 1867 on his father's 265-acre red clay farm in North Carolina . Busy with farm work, Gene dropped out of primary school after a few years. Aged 14...
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entrepreneur Augustus Eugene (Gene) Staley was born in 1867 on his father's 265-acre red clay farm in North Carolina . Busy with farm work, Gene dropped out of primary school after a few years. Aged 14...
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Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was a manager, businessman, and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.Early lifeRichard W. Sears was born ...
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Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was a manager, businessman, and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.Early lifeRichard W. Sears was born ...
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The following came from Investor’s Business Daily, Monday, March 31, 2014:=Montgomery Ward Filled Catalogs, Stores, Coffers=So many people told Aaron Montgomery Ward he would go broke trying to sell me...
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The following came from Investor’s Business Daily, Monday, March 31, 2014:=Montgomery Ward Filled Catalogs, Stores, Coffers=So many people told Aaron Montgomery Ward he would go broke trying to sell me...
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Winship Woodruff (December 6, 1889 – March 7, 1985) was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954. With his enormous Coke fortune, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educati...
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Winship Woodruff (December 6, 1889 – March 7, 1985) was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954. With his enormous Coke fortune, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educati...
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Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was a U.S. Army Brigadier General and businessman best known for his leadership of Sears, Roebuck and Company.Early lifeHe was born in Kansas City, Mis...
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Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was a U.S. Army Brigadier General and businessman best known for his leadership of Sears, Roebuck and Company.Early lifeHe was born in Kansas City, Mis...
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Westinghouse, Jr (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Th...
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Westinghouse, Jr (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Th...
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of two American retailers, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.==Early Days==Sam Walton was born on March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the first of two children to Thomas Gibson Walton, a banker, farmer, far...
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of two American retailers, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.==Early Days==Sam Walton was born on March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the first of two children to Thomas Gibson Walton, a banker, farmer, far...
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