biography
| name: |
McElroy, Neil (Hosler)
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pronunciation:
[makelroy]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1904–72)
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| biography:
| Business executive and cabinet officer, born in Berea, Ohio, USA. He studied at Harvard, and spent his career at Procter & Gamble Co, Cincinnati (1925–72), where he rose through the advertising and promotion ranks to become president (1948–57) and chairman (1959–72). He was US secretary of defence (1957–9). |
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