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Philip W. Pillsbury

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Philip Winston Pillsbury
EducationHotchkiss School (1920)[1]
Yale University (1924)
Spouse
(m. 1934; died 1971)
Children2
ParentCharles S. Pillsbury
RelativesCharles Alfred Pillsbury (grandfather)

Philip Winston Pillsbury (April 16, 1903 – June 14, 1984) was chairman emeritus of the Pillsbury Company and a grandson of the cofounder, Charles Alfred Pillsbury.

Early life

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Pillsbury was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Charles S. Pillsbury, was a long-time company director. He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1920,[1] and was a member of the Yale College Class of 1924. He was a starting guard on the undefeated and tie-free 1923 football team, an All-American water polo athlete, and a tenor for the Yale Glee Club. Pillsbury died from cancer at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.[2][3]

Career

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Pillsbury was elected to the board of directors in 1928; in 1940, he became president, and maintained that post after election to the chairmanship of the board in 1951.

Pillsbury started as a laborer at the company. He was a master miller before accepting promotion to sales and management positions. Pillsbury was said to be one of the few milling executives to have a real knowledge of flour milling.[4]

Personal life

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Pillsbury married Eleanor Bellows Pillsbury in 1934. They had two children.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alumni Accomplishments". The Hotchkiss School. 2004. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ 'Philip Pillsbury of Minneapolis; Lead Food Products Concern,' Walter H. Waggoner, The New York Times, June 16, 1984
  3. ^ "Pillsbury's Best". Time. Vol. 35, no. 11. March 11, 1940. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ New York Times, June 15, 1984, Associated Press story
  5. ^ "Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury Dies; Leader in Planned Parenthood". The New York Times. August 28, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Bellafaire, Judith Lawrence (2006). "Public Service Role Models: The First Women of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services". Armed Forces & Society. 32 (3): 424–436. doi:10.1177/0095327X05281015. ISSN 0095-327X. JSTOR 48608684. S2CID 73272054.