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   Who is General Robert Elkington Wood?

   • General Robert Elkington Wood was the first of two men with identical surnames who followed Julius Rosenwald in maintaining Sears’ ascendency through decades of a changing marketplace. The iconic Chicago retailer and former mail order house, once known as Sears, Roebuck, is now in its 134th year. However, it has never been more in the news.

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   What did General Robert Wood believe in?

   • Perhaps above all else, General Robert Wood believed in America and the American people. Highly unusual for corporate executives of the period, the lifelong Republican backed Franklin Delano Roosevelt for president in his first two elections, and supported many New Deal policies.

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   When did Gen Wood retire from Sears?

   • He retired as chairman of Sears in 1954 to slow down his hectic pace, but remained a member of the board of directors for Sears and Allstate. When he retired as a director in 1968, he was elected honorary chairman of the board of Sears. Gen. Wood died November 6, 1969, at age 90 at his home in Lake Forest, Ill.

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   What did Robert Wood do in WW1?

   • In 1917, on the eve of America's entry into the First World War, Wood returned to the Army as an Infantry Lieutenant Colonel. He served in Europe with the 42nd (Rainbow) Division and was promoted to colonel. Later in the war Wood would serve as transportation director for the entire American Expeditionary Forces in France.

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   Robert Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was an American military officer and business executive. After retiring from the U.S. Army as a brigadier general, Wood had a successful career as a corporate executive, most notably with Sears, Roebuck and Company.

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   Jun 8, 2024 · Robert E. Wood (born June 13, 1879, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.—died Nov. 6, 1969, Lake Forest, Ill.) was a U.S. business executive under whose leadership Sears, Roebuck and Co. grew to become the world’s largest merchandising company.

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   When he retired as a director in 1968, he was elected honorary chairman of the board of Sears. Gen. Wood died November 6, 1969, at age 90 at his home in Lake Forest, Ill. Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside.

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   Aug 22, 2018 · Born on June 13, 1879, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert Whitney Wood and Lillie Collins Wood, Robert E. was the first of five children. His father was a decorated Union soldier who fought to keep Kansas free of slavery and went on to become a successful coal and ice merchant in Kansas City.

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   Jul 29, 2018 · General Robert Elkington Wood was the first of two men with identical surnames who followed Julius Rosenwald in maintaining Sears’ ascendency through decades of a changing marketplace. The iconic Chicago retailer and former mail order house, once known as Sears, Roebuck, is now in its 134 th year.

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8. www.jstor.org › stable › 40191508General Robert E. Wood: The Evolution of a Conservative

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   General Robert E. Wood The Evolution of a Conservative JUSTUS D. DOENECKE THE NAME of General Robert Elkington Wood has long been linked to the ill-fated America First Committee, which he headed in 1940 and 1941, and to Sears, Roebuck and Company, which he led from 1928 to 1954. Wood was one of the best known as well as one of the most powerful

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   Robert E. Wood. Sears, Roebuck & Company. 1928–1954. Industry: Retail. Era: 1920. Wood joined the retail business as a general manager at Montgomery Ward and Company, where he advocated the building of retail stores to capitalize on the growing importance of the automobile.