Background
Staples, John Norman was born on October 9, 1881 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John N. and Mary D. (Appleton) Staples.
Staples, John Norman was born on October 9, 1881 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John N. and Mary D. (Appleton) Staples.
Public schools and private instruction.
Vice president Havana-American Company, 1904-1906, Havana Tobacco Company, 1906-1910, Henry Clay & Bock Limited company, 1906-1910. Vice-president and general manager United Drug Company, 1914-1921. Vice president Liggetts International, Incorporated., 1919-1923.
Chairman of the Board Caribbean Sugar Company, 1919-1921.
Reorganizing director various chain store companies, 1923-1929. Treasurer East. R. Squibb & Sons, New York City, 1930-1942, vice-president, director and treasurer 1942-1943, senior vice-president, director 1943-1946, vice-president, director Squibb Properties Corporation.
President, director Jones Estate Corporation. Senior vice-president and director East. R. Squibb & Sons International Corporation, East. R. Squibb Inter-American Corporation.
Director East. R. Squibb & Sons Limited.
(Canada), Lentheric, Incorporated., Lentheric International, Incorporated.
Clubs: Metropolitan, Union, Knickerbocker (New York).
Married Margaret Isabelle Peacock, May 10, 1915.