Philip W. Pillsbury

Philip Winston Pillsbury
Education	Hotchkiss School (1920)[1] Yale University (1924)
Spouse	Eleanor Bellows Pillsbury ​ ​ (m. 1934; died 1971)​
Children	2
Parent	Charles S. Pillsbury
Relatives	Charles 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

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

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

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

References

1. "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.