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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1916 |
| Died | May 19, 2005 (aged 88) Lake Bluff, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Hotchkiss School Princeton University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of General Binding Corporation |
| Spouse |
Lucia Ellis (m. 1941) |
| Children | 5, including Richard Uihlein |
| Family | Uihlein family |
Early life
editUihlein 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, daughter of Chicago beer baron L.C. Huck and granddaughter of beer baron John Huck.[2]
He was educated at Hotchkiss School and Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in modern languages in 1940.[3]
Career
editIn 1940, he obtained a commission in the US Navy, rising to lieutenant commander, and becoming chief flight instructor at Glenview Naval Air Station.[3]
In 1947, Uihlein and a Navy friend, Bill Lane, founded General Binding Corporation.[3]
Personal life
editIn 1941, he married Lucia Ellis, who was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Washington, D.C.[4] She was the daughter of Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis.[5] They had three sons, Richard, Edgar III and Stephen, and two daughters, Lucia and Sally.[3][4]
Uihlein died at his home in Lake Bluff, a Chicago suburb, on May 19, 2005, aged 88.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ "Edgar J Uihlein". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Examiner 20 June 1911 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". idnc.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Memorial: Edgar John Uihlein Jr. '40". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Lucia Ellis Uihlein". Chicago Tribune. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Admiral Ellis' Daughter Married May Tenth". Coronado Eagle and Journal. 22 May 1941. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ 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.