Edgar John Uihlein Jr. (October 28, 1916 – May 19, 2005) was an American businessman and the co-founder of

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Early life

Uihlein was the son of Edgar John Uihlein Sr. (1877–1956) of

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, who was a vice-president and director of the

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, and Paula Huck, a member of Chicago's

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family. He was educated at Hotchkiss School and

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, where he earned a bachelor's degree in modern languages in 1940.

Career

In 1940, he obtained a commission in the US Navy, rising to lieutenant commander, and becoming chief flight instructor at Glenview Naval Air Station. In 1947, Uihlein and a Navy friend, Bill Lane, founded

Personal life

In 1941, he married Lucia Ellis, who was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis. They had three sons,

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, Edgar III and Stephen, and two daughters, Lucia and Sally. Uihlein died at his home in Lake Bluff, a Chicago suburb, on May 19, 2005, aged 88.

References

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