Background
Roper, Robert Poore was born on September 26, 1915 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Wilfred Allen and Grace Sterling (Gathright) Roper.
Roper, Robert Poore was born on September 26, 1915 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Wilfred Allen and Grace Sterling (Gathright) Roper.
Student Augusta Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Virginia, 1929-1933. Bachelor of Arts, University Richmond, 1937. Student Harvard, 1937.
Foreman leaf department Philip Morris Limited company, Inc., Richmond, 1939, department head manufacturing, 1940-1948, director personnel, New York City, 1948-1955, vice president industrial relations, 1955-1956, vice president assistant chief operations, 1956-1957, vice president chief of operations, 1957-1958, member Executive Committee, executive vice president operations, since 1959, director since 1958. Vice president subsidiaries and chief operations, since 1958.
Served from ensign to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Commonwealth (Richmond, Virginia).
Married Mary Elizabeth Grattan, June 26, 1941. Children: Robert Poore, Wilfred Allen, World War II Foreman leaf tobacco Carrington Michaux Company.