Background
Meyer, Leon Jacob was born on November 12, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph and Minnie (Lebovitz) Meyer.
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Leon Jacob Meyer
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Student, Lake Forest College, 1941—1943. Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948.
Career
Owner, operator Christopher Distributing Company, Santa Monica, California, 1951—1953. President J. Meyer & Company, Waukegan, Illinois, 1953—1980, Western Candy & Tobacco Company, Carpentersville, 1970—1978. With Illinois Briar Pipe & Sundry Company, Waukegan, 1963—1978.
Chairman board Phillips Brothers Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1975—1985, Illinois Wholesale Company, 1976—1989. Served United States Army, 1943-1946, PTO.
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1943-1946. Member National Association Tobacco Distbrs. (trustee), Illinois Association Candy-Tobacco Distbrs.
(past Chairman of the Board), Federated Merchandising Corporation (past president), International Tobacco Wholesaler Alliance (past Chairman of the Board), National Automatic Merchandisers Association, National Candy Wholesalers Association, University of California at Los Angeles Alumni. Clubs: Elks, Eagles. Died March 28, 1990.
Connections
Married Barbara Gene Bothman, October 17, 1948. Children: Charles Scott, Mary Anne, John Mark, Ellen Renee.
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