Background
Mumford, Milton Christopher was born on April 14, 1913 in Marissa, Illinois, United States. Son of Manly J. and Emily (Stearns) Mumford.
Mumford, Milton Christopher was born on April 14, 1913 in Marissa, Illinois, United States. Son of Manly J. and Emily (Stearns) Mumford.
Bachelor of Arts Illinois, 1935. Doctor of Laws, Long Island University, 1969.
With Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, 1935-1954, vice president, 1946-1954. General manager Fieldcrest Mills division, 1950-1953. President Fieldcrest Mills, 1953-1954.
Vice president Lever Brothers Company, 1954-1955, executive vice president, 1955-1959, president, chief executive officer, 1959-1965, chairman, 1964-1971.
Coordinator housing and redevelopment, City of Chicago, 1947-1948. National volunteer chairman United Community Campaigns of America, 1966. Chairman Educational Facilities Laboratories Ford Foundation, 1959-1972.
Served to Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member of Commercial, University (Chicago). Blind Brook (New York ), River (New York ).
Wee Burn Golf (Darien, Connecticut). Pine Valley (New Jersey). Racquet and Tennis (New York City).
Cypress Point Golf.
Married Dorothea Louise Greene, March 21, 1942. Children: Christopher Greene, Emily Stearns, Letitia Bronson.