Alfred Lester Cornwell
Article in the New York Times announcing his death:
Published: August 6, 1968 Copyright © The New York Times
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Article in Time Magazine announcing his death: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838580,00.html#ixzz1QdMTJDE3
Died. Alfred Lester Cornwell, 84, former president (1946-54) and chairman (1951-56) of the F.W. Woolworth Co., who supervised the greatest growth in the firm's history; in Brookfield, Conn. "I have seen the company go from the age of the Stanley Steamer to the jet," said Cornwell on his retirement, and so he had, starting out as a stock boy in 1905 and climbing all the rungs to the top. He started the move into suburbia and expanded into South America, thereby boosting annual sales from $477 million to $700 million by the time he was ready to step down.
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Alfred Cornwell had only one child, a son with his wife Margaret Churchill, named: Bishop Churchill Cornwell (Sr.)
Article in the New York Times announcing his death:
Published: August 6, 1968 Copyright © The New York Times
Copy to the right, retyped version to come...
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Article in Time Magazine announcing his death: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838580,00.html#ixzz1QdMTJDE3
Died. Alfred Lester Cornwell, 84, former president (1946-54) and chairman (1951-56) of the F.W. Woolworth Co., who supervised the greatest growth in the firm's history; in Brookfield, Conn. "I have seen the company go from the age of the Stanley Steamer to the jet," said Cornwell on his retirement, and so he had, starting out as a stock boy in 1905 and climbing all the rungs to the top. He started the move into suburbia and expanded into South America, thereby boosting annual sales from $477 million to $700 million by the time he was ready to step down.
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Alfred Cornwell had only one child, a son with his wife Margaret Churchill, named: Bishop Churchill Cornwell (Sr.)
Alfred Lester Cornwell
Article in the New York Times announcing his death:
Published: August 6, 1968 Copyright © The New York Times
Copy to the right, retyped version to come...
~~~
Article in Time Magazine announcing his death: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838580,00.html#ixzz1QdMTJDE3
Died. Alfred Lester Cornwell, 84, former president (1946-54) and chairman (1951-56) of the F.W. Woolworth Co., who supervised the greatest growth in the firm's history; in Brookfield, Conn. "I have seen the company go from the age of the Stanley Steamer to the jet," said Cornwell on his retirement, and so he had, starting out as a stock boy in 1905 and climbing all the rungs to the top. He started the move into suburbia and expanded into South America, thereby boosting annual sales from $477 million to $700 million by the time he was ready to step down.
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Alfred Cornwell had only one child, a son with his wife Margaret Churchill, named: Bishop Churchill Cornwell (Sr.)
Article in the New York Times announcing his death:
Published: August 6, 1968 Copyright © The New York Times
Copy to the right, retyped version to come...
~~~
Article in Time Magazine announcing his death: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838580,00.html#ixzz1QdMTJDE3
Died. Alfred Lester Cornwell, 84, former president (1946-54) and chairman (1951-56) of the F.W. Woolworth Co., who supervised the greatest growth in the firm's history; in Brookfield, Conn. "I have seen the company go from the age of the Stanley Steamer to the jet," said Cornwell on his retirement, and so he had, starting out as a stock boy in 1905 and climbing all the rungs to the top. He started the move into suburbia and expanded into South America, thereby boosting annual sales from $477 million to $700 million by the time he was ready to step down.
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Alfred Cornwell had only one child, a son with his wife Margaret Churchill, named: Bishop Churchill Cornwell (Sr.)
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Alfred was buried by his second wife, that did not join him in death at this location. He rests alone.
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