Background
Perrin, Leslie N. was born on August 22, 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Norman Harry and Marie C. (Casey) Perrin.
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Leslie N. Perrin
Edit ProfileEducation
Educational public schools.
Career
Accountant, W. H. Laidley & Company, investments, Chicago, 1901-1905; with, Nye & Jenks Grain Company, 1906-1911; vice-president, director, Nye & Jenks Grain Company, 1911-1919; director, Nye & Jenks Grain Company, 1919-1921; president, Nye & Jenks Grain Company, 1921; Chicago director grain purchases, Washburn Crosby Company, Chicago, 1922-1928; Chicago and Kansas City director grain purchases, General Mills Inc., Chicago, 1928-1936; Minneapolis grain purchases Vice-President, General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, 1936-1942; executive vice president, director, General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, 1942-1948; president, General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, 1948-1952; director, member Executive Committee, General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, from 1952. Chairman, Board Of Directors Toro Manufacturing Corporation, from 1959. Board directors Donaldson Inc., E. T. Longyear Company.
Achievements
Membership
Member Minneapolis Club, Minekahda Club, Everglades Club (Palm Beach, Florida), Bath and Tennis Club (Palm Beach), Seminole Club (Palm Beach), Union League (Chicago).
Connections
Married Lydia Marie Anaheim, June 29, 1910 (deceased 1953). 1 child, Jean Leslie (Mistress William J. Walton). Married Helen B. Perrin, 1954.
Married Agnes P. Perrin, 1958.
Career
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1901 - 1905
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1922 - 1928
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