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Robert Elkington Wood

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Robert Elkington Wood Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Death
6 Nov 1969 (aged 90)
Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.2671414, Longitude: -87.8329403
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Businessman. A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was achieved the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army. In 1924 he became vice-president and in 1928 president of Sears, Roebuck, a small rural mail-order company that soon became one of the great retail stores of the world.. He retired in 1954 but remained director until 1968. He also founded Allstate Insurance Inc.
Businessman. A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was achieved the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army. In 1924 he became vice-president and in 1928 president of Sears, Roebuck, a small rural mail-order company that soon became one of the great retail stores of the world.. He retired in 1954 but remained director until 1968. He also founded Allstate Insurance Inc.


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  • Added: Nov 13, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6925795/robert_elkington-wood: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Elkington Wood (13 Jun 1879–6 Nov 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6925795, citing Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.