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Wiman was born in Moline, Illinois, one of two boys born to William Wiman (son of Erastus Wiman and Eleanor née Galbrith/Erastus was the son of Erastus Wiman and Therese Amelia née Matthews) and Anna Deere, a granddaughter of John Deere. [1] His granduncle was architect Merton Yale Cady of the Yale family. His mother died in 1906 and after ...
In 1948 Hewitt took a job the San Francisco branch of Deere & Company and was elected to the board of directors in 1950. [13] He was named as executive vice president in 1954 and upon the death of Charles Deere Wiman in May 1955, succeeded him as chief executive officer and president. At the time Deere & Company was a domestic manufacturer with ...
Colonel Charles Deere Wiman, the President of Deere & Company, re-affirmed Deere's commitment to the Quad-Cities region by building several new factories in Moline, East Moline, Silvis, and Milan in Illinois and Davenport in Iowa.
Pages in category "Deere family" ... Erastus Wiman; Y. Linus Yale Sr. This page was last edited on 17 December 2023, at 08:35 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Deere-Wiman House: Moline: Rock Island: Quad Cities: Historic house: 1872 home of Charles Deere, operated by the William Butterworth Foundation: Homepage: Deerfield Historic Village: Deerfield: Lake: Chicago area: Open air
John Deere (1804–1886), inventor, industrialist; Francis Dickens (1844–1886), son of Charles Dickens; Warren Giles (1896–1979), Hall of Fame Baseball Executive; Willard Lamb Velie (1866–1928), industrialist; developed advanced engines for automobiles and airplanes. Dwight Deere Wiman (1895–1951), actor, playwright and Broadway producer
In 1865, Cady married to Alice Deere, daughter of John Deere. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 1 ] His nephew, Willard Lamb Velie , was a wealthy airplane and automobile manufacturer. His nieces married to William Butterworth , son of Congressman Benjamin Butterworth and president of Deere & Company , and to William Wiman, son of whiskey producer Erastus Wiman ...
The John Deere House is a historic building located in Moline, Illinois, United States. The house, which is associated with industrialist John Deere , sits on the edge of a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River Valley and the urban landscape below.