Philip W. Pillsbury

Philip Winston Pillsbury
Education Hotchkiss School (1920)[1]
Yale University (1924)
Parent(s) Charles S. Pillsbury
Relatives Charles Alfred Pillsbury (grandfather)

Philip Winston Pillsbury (1903-1984) was chairman emeritus of the Pillsbury Company and a grandson of the cofounder, Charles Alfred Pillsbury.

Early life

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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alumni Accomplishments". The Hotchkiss School. 2004. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pillsbury's Best". Time. March 11, 1940. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ New York Times, June 15, 1984, Associated Press story


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