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