Background
Williams, Emory was born on October 26, 1911 in Falco, Alabama, United States. Son of William Emory and Nelle (Turner) Williams.
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Williams, Emory was born on October 26, 1911 in Falco, Alabama, United States. Son of William Emory and Nelle (Turner) Williams.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 1932.
He was the chief financial officer of Sears Roebuck during the 1960s, when Sears was the largest retailer in the world. He went on to become president and chairman of the Sears Bank, a Chicago lender (later acquired by Old Kent Bank), and the president and chairman of Chicago Milwaukee Corporation, a railroad and real estate company, before setting up manufacturing businesses in China in the 1990s. Williams served as a Director of the following New York Stock Exchange companies:
Armstrong Rubber Company
(acquired by Mark IV Industries)
Roper Corporation (acquired by General Electric Company)
General Portland Cement Company
(acquired by Lafarge)
V.S.I. Corporation
Fort Dearborn Income Securities (New York Stock Exchange: foreign direct investment)
Chicago Milwaukee Corporation
(acquired by Canadian National Railway)
Foote, Cone, Belding Communications, Incorporated. (acquired by Interpublic Cos)
Bobbie Brooks, Incorporated.
Williams served as the President of the Chicago Crusade of Mercy (United Way), President and Life Trustee of the Adler Planetarium, President and Life Trustee of the Ravinia Festival Association, President of the Chicago Community Fund, Chairman of the Illinois Health Education Commission, Chairman-Finance of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Trustee of the Charles West. Kellstadt Foundation and as a Life Trustee of Emory University.
He established the Emory Williams Awards for Excellence in Teaching at Emory University and at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Williams was born in Falco, Alabama, and grew up in Quitman, Mississippi. During World World War II, Williams was primarily based in the South-East Asian theatre of World World War II, working under Supreme Allied Commander for South East Asia Lord Louis Mountbatten. Williams lived in Wilmette, Illinois and Loblolly Bay, a private club in Hobe Sound, Florida that he cofounded in 1979.
He turned 100 in October 2011 and died in February 2014 at the age of 102.
Division chairman Chicago Crusade of Mercy, 1962-1964, general chairman, 1966, pres, 1976-1978. Chairman Illinois Health Education Commission, 1968-1970. President Adler Planetarium, 1972-1975, Ravinia Festival Association, 1972-1978.
President of the board directors Community Fund, 1970-1973. Trustee Emory University, Chicago Community Trust, Northwestern Memorial Hospitals, Kellstadt Foundation. Chairman Chicago Chamber Musicians.
Lieutenant colonel C.E., United States Army, World World War II, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member Piedmont Driving Club (Atlanta). Chicago Club, Old Elm Club (Chicago), Commercial Club.
Indian Hill Club (Winnetka, Illinois), Loblolly Bay Yacht Club, Loblolly Pines Golf Club (Hobe Sound, Florida), Seminole GolfClub (North Palm Beach).
Married Janet Hatcher Allcorn, May 15, 1943. Children: Nelle (Mistress Gilbert Brown), Janet (Mistress Edwin Harrison), Bliss (Mistress Howell Browne), Carol (Mistress James Schroeder), Emory III.