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Thomas E. Wilson (July 11, 1868 – August 4, 1958) was a Canadian-born American businessman. In 1926, he created one of the most recognizable sports brand names in the world, known as Wilson Sporting Goods. He served as President and Chairman of the Board of Wilson & Co for 35 years.
Learn about Thomas E. Wilson, a prominent meat industry leader and philanthropist, from his biography and photos. Explore his family collection at the University of Chicago Library.
Learn about the history of Wilson & Co., a Chicago meatpacking company founded by Thomas Edward Wilson in 1916 and later acquired by Tyson Foods. Explore the timeline, documents, and images from the Thomas E. Wilson Family Collection at the University of Chicago Library.
Mar 17, 2003 · Learn how Thomas E. Wilson rose from a railroad clerk to the president of Morris & Co. and Sulzberger & Sons, two major meat packing companies. Read his story of hard work, innovation, and business acumen in the Chicago Live Stock World and The Men Who Are Making America.
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Wilson & Co. was a major meatpacking company in the United States, founded in New York in the 1850s and led by Thomas E. Wilson from 1916. It also produced sporting goods and was acquired by LTV in 1967.
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The Wilson family was a prominent Chicago business family in the early half of the 20th century. Wilson & Co. meatpacking business was founded by Thomas Edward Wilson and evolved over the years to include the manufacture of sporting goods, pharmaceuticals, and industry chemicals.
Learn how Thomas E. Wilson, a former meatpacking executive, transformed Ashland Manufacturing Co. into a leading golf equipment maker in the 1920s. See a vintage Wilson Success Mid-Iron golf club and read about the company's history and products.
