Edgar Eugene Rand

Edgar E. Rand ( – October 26, 1955) was an American heir, business executive and philanthropist. He served as the President of the International Shoe Company from 1950 to 1955.

Early life Rand was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His father, Frank Chambless Rand, served as the President of the International Shoe Company. His mother was Nettie Hale, the daughter of British-born Texas rancher, publisher and composer Philip Henry Hale.

Rand was educated in public schools. Meanwhile, in 1953, he decided to close down their plant in St. Charles, Missouri, and restructure their operations in Flora, Illinois, Windsor, Missouri, and Kirksville, Missouri. However, that same year, the company sales had gone up by 22% under his leadership. That same year, he opened a new plant in Bryan, Texas. A year later, the company acquired Savage Shoes Limited, a Canadian shoe manufacturer, in 1954. However, by 1955, members of the United Shoe Workers of America and the Boot and Shoe Workers of America, two labor unions, were striking against the company, demanding a 12% wage increase.

Philanthropy Rand served on the board of trustees of the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. the daughter of politician J. Washington Moore. They had three daughters: Mrs. Owen H. Mitchell, Jr., Mrs Donald S. Wohltman, and Miss Helen O. Rand. His funeral took place at St. John's Methodist Church, and he was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

At the time of his death, he was worth US$2,523,854. In his will, he bequeathed his estate to his three daughters via trusts.