Another daughter, Gwendolyn Maud Syrie ( 1879 – 1955 ), known as Syrie like her mother, was married to wealthy businessman Henry Wellcome, and later to the writer Somerset Maugham, and became a socially prominent London interior designer in the 1920s and 1930s.

Garfield, a Canadian businessman whose father George Weston established George Weston Limited, had successfully expanded overseas during the 1930s by acquiring and modernizing biscuit and bread factories throughout the United Kingdom.

He was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where his father worked as a Wall Street businessman during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Weston Hall was demolished in the 1930s and a purpose-built structure, funded in part by donations from local businessman J. G. Graves, was completed in 1937.

Grover Aloysius Whalen ( 1886 – 1962 ) was a prominent politician, businessman, and public relations guru in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s.

Earl William " Madman " Muntz ( January 3, 1914 – June 21, 1987 ) was an American businessman and engineer who sold and promoted cars and consumer electronics in the United States from the 1930s until his death in 1987.

In the 1930s Duckwitz was a businessman trading with Scandinavian countries.

Patrick Anthony Powers ( 8 October 1870-30 July 1948 ), born in County Waterford, Ireland, was an Irish-American businessman, involved in the movie and animation industry of the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s.

1930s ), Afghan businessman and politician

In 1930s, Hong Kong, struggling former World War I fighter pilot Jake " Lucky " Masters is recruited by rich businessman E. A.

Harry Bogen is an ambitious, unscrupulous young businessman in the 1930s New York City garment industry.

Padthaway was the name of the original pastoral station which was established near here in 1847 by a successful Scottish businessman, Robert Lawson.

The prize was established as the Giller Prize in 1994 by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife Doris Giller, a former literary editor at the Toronto Star, and is awarded in November of each year along with a cash reward ( then CAN $ 25, 000 ).

The USFL was conceived in 1965 by New Orleans, Louisiana, businessman David Dixon, who saw a market for a football league which would play while the established National Football League was in its off-season.

The Hot Springs Railroad, often referred to as the Diamond Jo line, was established as a narrow-gauge railroad by Chicago businessman Joseph Reynolds in 1874.

Main ( 1805 – 86 ) who like Dudley Wheeler established himself as a local businessman and mill owner before moving to New York City to work in various commercial enterprises.

The post office was first established on May 17, 1855, and named " Kimble ", in honor leading businessman of George Kimble.

Lutcher was established as a sawmill town, named after Henry J. Lutcher who was a sawmiller and businessman.

Originally called Bourne's Island ( 1680 ), then Somervell's Island ( 1740 ), Solomons, also known as Solomons Island, takes its name from 19th century Baltimore businessman Isaac Solomon, who established a cannery there shortly after the Civil War.

The original townsite of Belgrade was established and filed in the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office by Thomas B. Quaw, a businessman from the midwest, in July 1881.

Originally established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, called Wrights Crossroads, the Reidsville community grew from a single home and inn owned by the family of Reuben Reid ( a local farmer, businessman, and justice of the peace who was the father of David S. Reid ) into a thriving farming community primarily supporting tobacco production and cigarette manufacturing.

Also about one mile northeast of Walhalla is the Gingras Trading Post, established in the 1840s by the Métis legislator and businessman Antoine Blanc Gingras.

In 1857, businessman John Dixon established the Eureka Cotton Mills near what is now Englewood, which used regionally-grown cotton to produce yarn.

Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip " Ace " Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma.

The City of Hewitt was established following the donation of land by John A. Warren, the town's first businessman, in the 1880s.

One of the local stations established was 98FM and in 2006 its owner, Irish businessman Denis O ' Brien won a record € 750, 000 damages from the Irish Daily Mirror which had claimed that O ' Brien had paid a bribe of IR £ 30, 000 to Burke to secure a licence for the station.

As a businessman Kahnweiler innovated many new ways of working with artists ; and art dealing ;-now established practice with art dealers.

The British Agricultural Revolution relied in large part on the establishment of a democratic government that used Parliament passed laws, English Common law, the established Courts with Judicial independence and the rule of law to protect life, liberty and property in England, Wales, Scotland, etc .. Empowering the farmers, investors, inventors and businessman was accomplished by increasingly and successfully restricting the power the Pope and the king and the so called " aristocracy " had in England.

The Gravity Research Foundation, established in 1948 by businessman Roger Babson ( founder of Babson College ), was an organization designed to find ways to implement gravitational shielding.

The American Ireland Fund, now the central entity in the The Ireland Funds, was established in Boston by O ' Reilly and his friend, Pittsburgh businessman Dan Rooney, in 1976, and for many years this and later similar initiatives in other countries, took up a considerable amount of his time.

By the time he was thirty Law had established himself as a successful businessman, and had time to devote to more leisurely pursuits.

John Donald MacArthur ( March 6, 1897 – January 6, 1978 ) was an American businessman and philanthropist who established the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, benefactor in the MacArthur Fellowships.

The Malaysian Chinese Association ( MCA ) was formed on February 27, 1949 under the leadership of a Straits Chinese businessman, Tan Cheng Lock who frequently raised grievances over the citizenship terms that were set when the Federation was established.

Mobile businessman Jay P. Altmayer donated 200 acres in north Mobile as the site for the newly established college.

The buyers were a group of prominent Cleveland businessmen: Homer Marshman, an attorney, Dave R. Jones, a businessman and former Cleveland Indians director, Ellis Ryan, a former Indians president, Saul Silberman, owner of the Randall Park race track, and Ralph DeChairo, an associate of Silberman.

* 1992 – Bill France, Sr., American race car driver and businessman, co-founded NASCAR ( b. 1909 )

* 1923 – Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman

A Brooklyn socialite and former wife of businessman Charles Duryea, she met Johnson at a car race in 1909.

Carlson's election followed a scandal arising after the initial Republican nominee, businessman Jon Grunseth, was accused of sexual improprieties that occurred several years prior with two then-underage girls and withdrew from the race nine days before the election.

In 1990, a wealthy Japanese businessman, Tomonori Tsurumaki, built an extravagant ( and remote ) race track called Nippon Autopolis with the idea of hosting a Formula One race.

In his last Senate race in 1972, Sparkman easily defeated President Nixon's former Postmaster General, the Republican businessman Winton M. Blount of Montgomery, originally from Union Springs.

Owens won reelection in the 2002 governor's race by defeating the Democratic candidate, Boulder businessman Rollie Heath, 64 %– 32 % the greatest majority in Colorado history.

Long surfaced again in 1955-1956, when he scored an easy victory over a field that included New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Story " Chep " Morrison, Sr. ( no relation to James H. Morrison but a law partner of Hale Boggs ), state highway director Fred Preaus of Farmerville, the choice of outgoing Governor Robert Kennon, former state police superintendent Francis Grevemberg, and businessman James M. McLemore of Alexandria, making his second race for governor on a strictly segregationist platform.

" Happy " Chandler, was hurt in the closing days of the campaign when a third challenger, businessman Bruce Lunsford dropped out of the race and endorsed Richards.

His son Michael Ray McWherter is a businessman and was a candidate in the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial race, and his daughter Linda Ramsey is a doctor of physical education at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Louis J. Roussel, Jr., a businessman from New Orleans who began his career as a bus driver, contributed $ 600, 000 to Edwards in the losing race in 1987.

Binns entered the provincial PC Party leadership race to succeed Patricia Mella in 1996 and won a convincing first ballot victory on May 5 over Charlottetown businessman Wes MacAleer and O ' Leary Veterinarian Dr. Gary Morgan.

Dunwoody Institute was founded in 1914, when Minneapolis businessman William Hood Dunwoody left three million dollars in his will to " provide for all time a place where youth without distinction on account of race, color or religious prejudice, may learn the useful trades and crafts, and thereby fit themselves for the better performance of life's duties.

Late in an increasingly competitive race against Republican Doug Forrester in 2002, Torricelli suddenly withdrew after disclosure of illegal contributions to his campaign by David Chang, a businessman connected to North Korea.

Traven's last novel, published in 1960, was Aslan Norval ( so far not translated into English ), the story of an American millionairess, married to an aging businessman and at the same time in love with a young man, who is going to build a canal running across the United States as an alternative for the nuclear arms race and space exploration programs.

In the 1966 gubernatorial race, Griffin supported Democratic nominee Lester Maddox, an Atlanta businessman known for his segregationist views.

Among those promoters was businessman and road builder " Colonel " Ed Fletcher who accepted a challenge from the Los Angeles Examiner to run a road race in October 1912 to determine the best route between Southern California and Phoenix.

In a surprisingly active race ( Toronto was the only city in the province with more mayoral candidates on the ballot ), city councillor David Courtemanche emerged the victor over businessman Paul Marleau to succeed retiring mayor Jim Gordon.

* John Reiser, a race car driver and businessman from Wisconsin

Miguel Maria de Sá Pais do Amaral, Count of Alferrarede, KM ( born Lisbon, 31 July 1954 ) is a Portuguese aristocrat, businessman and amateur race car driver.

Larry O ' Brien, a businessman who entered the race late, wanted to postpone the project for six months before making a final decision.

The race featured three main candidates: Incumbent mayor Bob Chiarelli, former Kanata councillor Alex Munter and businessman Larry O ' Brien.