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)
Lake Bluff, Illinois, U.S.
EducationHotchkiss School
Princeton University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of General Binding Corporation
Spouse
Lucia Ellis
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(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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