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Encyclopedia > Harold Fowler McCormick

Harold Fowler McCormick (18721941) was chairman of the board of International Harvester Company. McCormick was the youngest son of Cyrus McCormick, inventor and manufacturer of the mechanical reaper. 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Cyrus Hall McCormick (February 15, 1809 - May 13, 1884) of Virginia was an Irish American farmer, inventor, businessman, marketer, and newspaper editor. ... The reaper was a horse-drawn farm implement invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 to cut small grain crops. ...


McCormick graduated from Princeton University in 1895. Later that year on November 26, he married Edith Rockefeller, daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, in Chicago, Illinois. Later, Harold married opera singer Ganna Walska, whom he divorced in 1931. McCormick became chairman of the board of International Harvester Company in 1935, replacing his older brother Cyrus McCormick, Jr. He was also a trustee of the University of Chicago. He resided at 1000 Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Princeton University, incorporated as The Trustees of Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution to conduct higher education in the United States. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872–1937) was an American socialite and opera patron. ... Standard Oil (1870 - 1911) was a large, integrated, oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing organization. ... 1917 painting by John Singer Sargent. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of some other beneficiary. ... The University of Chicago is a private university principally located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1890 and opened in 1892. ... Lake Shore Drive (LSD) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and next to Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the northernmost part, it is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41. ...


Children with Edith Rockefeller

  1. John Rockefeller McCormick (1896–1901)
  2. Editha McCormick (1897–1898)
  3. Harold Fowler McCormick, Jr. (1898–1973)
  4. Muriel McCormick Hubbard (1903–1959)
  5. Mathilde McCormick Oser (1906–1947)


 

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