Frank Chambless Rand | |
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Born | February 25, 1876
Red Banks, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 2, 1949
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 73)
Education | Webb School |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Nettie Lumpkin Hale |
Children | 6, including Henry Hale Rand, Edgar E. Rand |
Parent(s) | Henry Oscar Rand Ada Elizabeth Norfleet |
Relatives |
Philip Henry Hale (father-in-law) William R. Orthwein Jr. (son-in-law) |
Frank C. Rand (February 25, 1876 – December 2, 1949) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as the President of the International Shoe Company, the world's largest shoe manufacturer, [1] [2] from 1916 to 1930, and as its chairman from 1930 to 1949.
Frank C. Rand was born on February 25, 1876, in Red Banks, Mississippi. [3] [4] His father was Henry Oscar Rand and his mother, Ada Elizabeth Norfleet. [3] [5] [6] One of his paternal great-grandfathers, John Rand (1786–1865), was a planter in Colbert County, Alabama, in the Antebellum South. [7] Another paternal great-grandfather, Moses Carlock, was a large planter in Marshall County, Mississippi. [8] His paternal grandfather, Jesse P. Norfleet, was a cabinetmaker from Suffolk, Virginia, who lived at the historic Dunvegan cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, until 1861. [8]
Rand had two brothers, Jesse H. and Edgar Eugene, and two sisters, Eva Cornelia and Helen Octavia. [3] He grew up on a cotton plantation in Red Banks. [3] At the age of nine, he moved to Holly Springs, Mississippi, where his father was the co-founder of Rand, Johnson & Company. [3]
Rand was educated in public schools in Holly Springs. [3] He attended the Webb School, a preparatory boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, from 1890 to 1894. [3] Its founder and namesake, William R. Webb, was one of his teachers. [3] Rand enrolled at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1894, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1898. [1] [3] [4] At Vanderbilt University, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. [3]
Rand began his career as a stock clerk for the Roberts, Johnson, and Rand Shoe Company in 1898. [1] He became its vice-president in 1907. [1] When the company became known as the International Shoe Company in 1911, he remained as vice-president. [1] He then served as its president from 1916 to 1930, and as its chairman from 1930 to 1949. [1] [2] In 1928, as president, Rand reported strong, steady growth. [9] The company, which became the world's largest manufacturer of shoes, [1] [2] eventually changed its name to Furniture Brands International.
Rand served on the boards of directors of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, [3] the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the Mercantile-Commerce National Bank, the Union-Electric Company of Missouri, and the Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company. [1] From 1942 to 1945, in the midst of World War II, he was the President of the Greater St. Louis War Chest. [1]
Rand was elected to the board of trustees of the Webb School in 1894. [10] He served as its chairman from 1921 to at least 1940. [3] Additionally, he paid for the construction of a new building for a dormitory on its campus. [3]
Rand served on the Board of Trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, from 1912 to 1949, and as its president from 1935 to 1949. [4] He donated US$150,000 to the university in 1925. [3] As President, he was the one who accepted the resignation of Chancellor James Hampton Kirkland in 1937, [11] and installed chancellors Oliver Carmichael in 1938 and Harvie Branscomb in 1946. [12] [13]
Rand also served on the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis from 1928 to 1940. [1]
Rand served on the board of trustees of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri from 1917 to 1949, and as its chairman from 1923 to 1949. [1] He donated US$300,000 to the hospital in 1928. [3] His donation was matched by Jackson Johnson. [3] As a result, the Rand-Johnson Memorial Building was named after their honor. [1]
Rand was honored by the American Hospital Association and inducted into the Methodist Church Hall of Fame for his philanthropy. [1]
Rand married Nettie Lumpkin Hale, the daughter of British-born publisher Philip Henry Hale and a Vanderbilt University alumna, on October 5, 1904, in St. Louis, Missouri. [3] They resided in a mansion located at 7100 Delmar Boulevard in University City, Missouri. [14] They had six children, [15] including Henry Hale Rand (1909–1962), [16] and Laura Hale Rand Orthwein, 1938 Queen at the Veiled Prophet Ball and married to William R. Orthwein Jr. [15]
Rand was a Methodist. [3] He was a member of the Racquet Club of St. Louis, the St. Louis Country Club, and the Noonday Club, a private member's club in St. Louis. [3] He was an avid golfer. [3]
His wife donated the Nettie Hale Rand Collection of Fine Binding and Printing to the Jean and Alexander Heard Library in 1941. [17]
Rand died on December 2, 1949, at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. [1]
Rand's mansion in University City, Missouri has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 11, 1980. [18]
The dining hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University, Rand Hall, is named in his honor. [4] Additionally, his portrait, done by painter Harold Ellison in 1950, is on display in Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University's administration building. [4] His grandson, Frank C. Rand III, was a real estate developer and sports car collector. [19]
Frank Chambless Rand | |
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Born | February 25, 1876
Red Banks, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 2, 1949
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 73)
Education | Webb School |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Nettie Lumpkin Hale |
Children | 6, including Henry Hale Rand, Edgar E. Rand |
Parent(s) | Henry Oscar Rand Ada Elizabeth Norfleet |
Relatives |
Philip Henry Hale (father-in-law) William R. Orthwein Jr. (son-in-law) |
Frank C. Rand (February 25, 1876 – December 2, 1949) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as the President of the International Shoe Company, the world's largest shoe manufacturer, [1] [2] from 1916 to 1930, and as its chairman from 1930 to 1949.
Frank C. Rand was born on February 25, 1876, in Red Banks, Mississippi. [3] [4] His father was Henry Oscar Rand and his mother, Ada Elizabeth Norfleet. [3] [5] [6] One of his paternal great-grandfathers, John Rand (1786–1865), was a planter in Colbert County, Alabama, in the Antebellum South. [7] Another paternal great-grandfather, Moses Carlock, was a large planter in Marshall County, Mississippi. [8] His paternal grandfather, Jesse P. Norfleet, was a cabinetmaker from Suffolk, Virginia, who lived at the historic Dunvegan cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, until 1861. [8]
Rand had two brothers, Jesse H. and Edgar Eugene, and two sisters, Eva Cornelia and Helen Octavia. [3] He grew up on a cotton plantation in Red Banks. [3] At the age of nine, he moved to Holly Springs, Mississippi, where his father was the co-founder of Rand, Johnson & Company. [3]
Rand was educated in public schools in Holly Springs. [3] He attended the Webb School, a preparatory boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, from 1890 to 1894. [3] Its founder and namesake, William R. Webb, was one of his teachers. [3] Rand enrolled at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1894, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1898. [1] [3] [4] At Vanderbilt University, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. [3]
Rand began his career as a stock clerk for the Roberts, Johnson, and Rand Shoe Company in 1898. [1] He became its vice-president in 1907. [1] When the company became known as the International Shoe Company in 1911, he remained as vice-president. [1] He then served as its president from 1916 to 1930, and as its chairman from 1930 to 1949. [1] [2] In 1928, as president, Rand reported strong, steady growth. [9] The company, which became the world's largest manufacturer of shoes, [1] [2] eventually changed its name to Furniture Brands International.
Rand served on the boards of directors of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, [3] the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the Mercantile-Commerce National Bank, the Union-Electric Company of Missouri, and the Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company. [1] From 1942 to 1945, in the midst of World War II, he was the President of the Greater St. Louis War Chest. [1]
Rand was elected to the board of trustees of the Webb School in 1894. [10] He served as its chairman from 1921 to at least 1940. [3] Additionally, he paid for the construction of a new building for a dormitory on its campus. [3]
Rand served on the Board of Trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, from 1912 to 1949, and as its president from 1935 to 1949. [4] He donated US$150,000 to the university in 1925. [3] As President, he was the one who accepted the resignation of Chancellor James Hampton Kirkland in 1937, [11] and installed chancellors Oliver Carmichael in 1938 and Harvie Branscomb in 1946. [12] [13]
Rand also served on the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis from 1928 to 1940. [1]
Rand served on the board of trustees of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri from 1917 to 1949, and as its chairman from 1923 to 1949. [1] He donated US$300,000 to the hospital in 1928. [3] His donation was matched by Jackson Johnson. [3] As a result, the Rand-Johnson Memorial Building was named after their honor. [1]
Rand was honored by the American Hospital Association and inducted into the Methodist Church Hall of Fame for his philanthropy. [1]
Rand married Nettie Lumpkin Hale, the daughter of British-born publisher Philip Henry Hale and a Vanderbilt University alumna, on October 5, 1904, in St. Louis, Missouri. [3] They resided in a mansion located at 7100 Delmar Boulevard in University City, Missouri. [14] They had six children, [15] including Henry Hale Rand (1909–1962), [16] and Laura Hale Rand Orthwein, 1938 Queen at the Veiled Prophet Ball and married to William R. Orthwein Jr. [15]
Rand was a Methodist. [3] He was a member of the Racquet Club of St. Louis, the St. Louis Country Club, and the Noonday Club, a private member's club in St. Louis. [3] He was an avid golfer. [3]
His wife donated the Nettie Hale Rand Collection of Fine Binding and Printing to the Jean and Alexander Heard Library in 1941. [17]
Rand died on December 2, 1949, at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. [1]
Rand's mansion in University City, Missouri has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 11, 1980. [18]
The dining hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University, Rand Hall, is named in his honor. [4] Additionally, his portrait, done by painter Harold Ellison in 1950, is on display in Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University's administration building. [4] His grandson, Frank C. Rand III, was a real estate developer and sports car collector. [19]