About Harry Amos Bullis
Lived 1890 – 1963 (aged 72). Harry Amos Bullis was a businessperson.
Harry Amos Bullis (7 October 1890 – 28 September 1963) was an American business executive who served as president and chairman of General Mills.
He joined the company as a mill hand in 1919, and he soon became the confidant of founder James Ford Bell. He helped expand their breakfast foods (Wheaties, Cheerios) and diversified into convenience foods (Betty Crocker cake mixes) and non-food businesses.
In 1948 Bullis married Countess Maria Smorczewska, a Polish refugee.
He died of Hodgkin's disease in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Who was Harry Amos Bullis?
American businessman (1890–1963)
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Harry Amos Bullis was born on 7 October 1890.
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Harry Amos Bullis died on 28 September 1963.
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Harry Amos Bullis was a businessperson.
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