Background
Wagstaff, Robert Wilson was born on November 16, 1909 in Independence, Kansas, United States. Son of Thomas E. and Jane M. (Wilson) Wagstaff.
Wagstaff, Robert Wilson was born on November 16, 1909 in Independence, Kansas, United States. Son of Thomas E. and Jane M. (Wilson) Wagstaff.
AB, Kansas University, 1930. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1933.
Attorney Sinclair Refining Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1935-1945. General counsel, later vice chairman, chief executive officer Vendo Company, Kansas City, 1947-1961. President Coca-Cola Bottling Company Mid-American, Inc., Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 1961-1977, chairman, 1961-1988.
President Mid-American Container Corporation, Lenexa, 1969-1977, chairman, 1977-1988. Chairman board Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City, Missouri, 1970-1974. Director chairman Kansas National Bank and Trust Company.
Director American Royal, president, 1981-1982. Director Los Angeles Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
Board directors Kansas City Crime Commission, American Royal. President St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, 1965-1979, now vice chairman. Trustee Kansas Public Employee Retirement System, 1975-1979.
Chancellor Episcopal Diocese W. Missouri, 1956-1971.
Married Katherine Hall, November 28, 1936. Children– Katherine Tinsman, Robert Hall, Thomas Walton.