Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Philip Winston Pillsbury was chairman emeritus of the Pillsbury Co. He was a member of the Yale College Class of 1924. Pillsbury was a grandson of Charles Pillsbury, co-founder of the flour-milling company which has grown to be among the world's largest diversified food companies. His father, Charles S. Pillsbury, was a long-time company Director.Pillsbury was elected to the board of directors in 1928; in 1940, he became president, and maintained that post after election to the chairmanship of the board in 1951.Pillsbury started as a laborer at the company. He was a master miller before accepting promotion to sales and management positions. Pillsbury was said to be one of the few milling executives to have a real knowledge of flour milling.At Yale, Pillsbury was nicknamed Teedyboom. He was a starting guard on the undefeated and untied 1923 football team, an All-American water polo athlete, and a tenor for the Yale Glee Club.. }
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- Philip_W._Pillsbury abstract "Philip Winston Pillsbury was chairman emeritus of the Pillsbury Co. He was a member of the Yale College Class of 1924. Pillsbury was a grandson of Charles Pillsbury, co-founder of the flour-milling company which has grown to be among the world's largest diversified food companies. His father, Charles S. Pillsbury, was a long-time company Director.Pillsbury was elected to the board of directors in 1928; in 1940, he became president, and maintained that post after election to the chairmanship of the board in 1951.Pillsbury started as a laborer at the company. He was a master miller before accepting promotion to sales and management positions. Pillsbury was said to be one of the few milling executives to have a real knowledge of flour milling.At Yale, Pillsbury was nicknamed Teedyboom. He was a starting guard on the undefeated and untied 1923 football team, an All-American water polo athlete, and a tenor for the Yale Glee Club.".