Edgar Uihlein

Edgar John Uihlein Jr. (October 28, 1916 – May 19, 2005)[1] was an American businessman and the co-founder of General Binding Corporation.

Edgar Uihlein
BornOctober 28, 1916
DiedMay 19, 2005 (aged 88)
EducationHotchkiss School
Princeton University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of General Binding Corporation
Spouse
Lucia Ellis
(m. 1941)
Children5, including Richard Uihlein

Early life

Uihlein was the son of Edgar John Uihlein Sr. (1877–1956) of Lake Bluff, Illinois, who was a vice-president and director of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and Paula Huck, a member of Chicago's Marshall Field family.[2][3] He was educated at Hotchkiss School and Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in modern languages in 1940.[4]

Career

In 1940, he obtained a commission in the US Navy, rising to lieutenant commander, and becoming chief flight instructor at Glenview Naval Air Station.[4]

In 1947, Uihlein and a Navy friend, Bill Lane, founded General Binding Corporation.[4]

Personal life

In 1941, he married Lucia Ellis, who was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Washington, D.C.[5] She was the daughter of Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis.[2] They had three sons, Richard, Edgar III and Stephen, and two daughters, Lucia and Sally.[4][5]

Uihlein died at his home in Lake Bluff, a Chicago suburb, on May 19, 2005, aged 88.[4][6]

References

  1. "Edgar J Uihlein". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Admiral Ellis' Daughter Married May Tenth". Coronado Eagle and Journal. 22 May 1941. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Uihlein Family History / Genealogy 1". www.slahs.org. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "Memorial: Edgar John Uihlein Jr. '40". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. "Obituary: Lucia Ellis Uihlein". Chicago Tribune. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. Berkowitz, Bill. "Meet Dick Uihlein, the Anti-Union, Anti-Regulation Crusader Spending Millions on Right-Wing Causes and Candidates". buzzflash.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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