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Harry John
Harry G. John, Jr. (1919–1992) was an American philanthropist, founder of the De Rance Corporation, De Rance Foundation and heir to the Miller Brewing Company fortune through his grandfather, founder Frederick Miller. Early years Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John's mother, Elise Miller John, was one of two daughters of brewery founder Frederick Miller. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1941 and was president of Miller Brewing from 1946 to 1947, succeeded by his cousin Fred Miller (American football, born 1906), Fred Miller (1906–1954). John married Erica Nowotny in 1956 and the couple had nine children. As a young man, John funded leprosariums in India and camps for Milwaukee inner-city blacks. He donated money to dig wells in drought-stricken West Africa and provided seminary training in the Philippines. De Rance Foundation In the early 1950s, Harry G. John, a devout Catholic Church, Catholic, utilized his inheritance - Miller stock valued at $14 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Rance Corporation
The De Rance Foundation was the world's largest Catholic Church, Catholic Charitable organization, charity until its dissolution in 1992. It was named for Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé, the 17th-century abbot of the monastery at La Trappe Abbey, La Trappe, France. Begun in 1946 by Harry G. John, a grandson of Miller Brewing Company founder Frederick Miller, De Rance was worth $188 million in March 1983. By October 1984, the charity's value plummeted to $83 million as a result of Harry John's questionable expenditures and investments of its assets. John's wife, Erica, and Dr. Donald Gallagher, two of the three foundation directors, subsequently sued to have John removed as a De Rance director. They claimed he was spending too much on a major television venture based at KFTR-DT, KIHS-TV in Ontario, California. Harry John was found guilty of gross mismanagement and was permanently removed by a judge from the De Rance board in August 1986. After Harry John died in December 1992, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |