Edgar Uihlein
American politician
About Edgar Uihlein
Lived 1916 – 2005 (aged 88). Edgar Uihlein was a united States Naval Aviator.
Edgar John Uihlein Jr. (October 28, 1916 – May 19, 2005) was an American businessman and the co-founder of General Binding Corporation.
Early life Uihlein was the son of Edgar John Uihlein Sr. (1877–1956) of Lake Bluff, Illinois, who was a vice-president and director of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and Paula Huck, daughter of Chicago beer baron L.C. Huck and granddaughter of beer baron John Huck.
He was educated at Hotchkiss School and Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in modern languages in 1940. She was the daughter of Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis. They had three sons, Richard, Edgar III and Stephen, and two daughters, Lucia and Sally.
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Who was Edgar Uihlein?
American politician
When was Edgar Uihlein born?
Edgar Uihlein was born on 28 October 1916.
When did Edgar Uihlein die?
Edgar Uihlein died on 19 May 2005 in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
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Edgar Uihlein was a united States Naval Aviator.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edgar Uihlein. https://biography.guide/edgar-uihlein/
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