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Odlum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Doris Odlum (1890–1985), British psychiatrist *Floyd Odlum (1892–1976), American lawyer and industrialist *George Odlum (1934–2003), Saint Lucian politician *Jon Odlum (1936–2013), Saint Lucian politician *Robert Emmet Odlum (1851–1885), American swimming instructor *Charlotte Odlum Smith (1840–1917), American reformer See also *Odlums Group Odlums Group is an Irish food processing and marketing company owned entirely by Valeo Foods, which is backed by Origin Enterprises and CapVest Limited, a European investment group. It manufactures and retails a number of products under the Odlu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Odlum
Doris Maude Odlum (26 June 1890 – 14 October 1985) was an English psychiatrist. She helped to establish psychiatric departments at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Bournemouth and the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital. She served on the psychological medicine group of the British Medical Association for 45 years. Early life and education Doris Odlum was born on 26 June 1890 in Folkestone, Kent, to Walter Edward Odlum and Maude Gough, both hoteliers. She attended Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth and read classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford. After graduating in 1912, she lectured for the Workers' Educational Association and campaigned for women's suffrage and pacifism. She moved to London in 1914 and received a BA from London University in 1914 and a diploma in education in 1915. She enrolled at the London School of Medicine for Women in 1915, but her studies were interrupted by the First World War; she joined the Women's Volunteer Reserve Corps and commanded a forage gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Odlum
Floyd Bostwick Odlum (March 30, 1892 – June 17, 1976) was an American lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the United States who made a great fortune out of the Depression". Life and career After struggling as a corporate attorney in Salt Lake City, Odlum received an offer of a job at a New York firm, and in 1921 became vice-president of his primary client, Electric Bond and Share Company. In 1923, Odlum, a friend, and their wives pooled a total of $39,600 and formed the United States Company to speculate in purchases of utilities and general securities. Within two years, the company's net assets had increased 17 fold to nearly $700,000. In 1928, Odlum incorporated Atlas Utilities Company to take over the common stock of his other company. During the summer of 1929, Odlum was one of the few industrial moguls to believe that the boom on Wall Street could not continue much longer, and he sold one half of Atlas's holdings, as well as $9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Odlum
George William Odlum (24 June 1934 – 28 September 2003) was a Saint Lucian left-wing politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Born in Castries, Odlum studied at Bristol University and Oxford University in the United Kingdom before returning to Saint Lucia as Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade. After working for the Commonwealth Secretariat and the West Indies Associated States, he formed the Saint Lucia Forum, a left-wing pressure group. This group merged with the Saint Lucia Labour Party in time for the 1974 elections; although the Party did not win, the progress they made allowed them to take power in 1979, with Odlum as Deputy Prime Minister. Although a secret agreement originally stated that Odlum would take power after six months, his support for Cuba and similar left-wing nations led to American pressure to keep him out. After months of negotiations, Odlum was dismissed as Deputy Prime Minister, and the ensuing government weakness an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Odlum
Stanley Nicholas Jon Odlum (9 May 1936 – 19 February 2013) was a Saint Lucian politician. Originated from the Saint Lucia Labour Party. Was also a member of the now defunct Progressive Labor Party, led by his brother George Odlum George William Odlum (24 June 1934 – 28 September 2003) was a Saint Lucian left-wing politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Born in Castries, Odlum studied at Bristol University and Oxford University in the United ..., he was the party's sole successful Parliamentary candidate in 1982. He was made a Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Human Services and Family Affairs on 10 December 2001. In the early 1970s he wrote sports reports for the "Voice of St Lucia" newspaper, and also gave weekly sports summaries on television. Later he became the Minister for Sport. References 2013 deaths Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Labour Party politicians 1936 births Progressive Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Emmet Odlum
Robert Emmet Odlum (August 31, 1851 – May 19, 1885) was an American swimming instructor. Odlum was the first person to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, and was killed doing so. Early life Robert Emmet Odlum was born in Ogdensburg, New York, on August 31, 1851, the son of Catherine and Richard Odlum.According to an article published in the Ogdensburg ''Journal'' in 1885, there was some question about Robert Odlum's paternity. See Stanley, pp. 34, 116, 202. He was named after the Irish nationalist Robert Emmet. Odlum was one of seven children, only four of whom survived childhood. Odlum's elder brother David served under the name "Charles Rogers" in the 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army in the American Civil War, and disappeared after the Battle of Shiloh; it was never known whether he had been killed, captured or had deserted. He was the brother of women's rights activist Charlotte Odlum Smith. Odlum was an expert swimmer as a child. After the death of Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Odlum Smith
Charlotte Odlum Smith (née Odlum; 18401917) was an American reformer, regarded as the foremost authority on women's working conditions. She was a formidable lobbyist for disadvantaged women, and was partly responsible for the mandatory listing of ingredients on food labels. Smith was also a magazine editor, active in gaining recognition of women inventors. Early life Charlotte Smith was born Charlotte Odlum in or near the village of Waddington in upstate New York, in 1840. She was the oldest child of Irish immigrants, Richard Odlum and his wife Catherine. Richard is listed as "engaged in agriculture" in the 1840 census. After a difficult childhood (three siblings dying as infants, father soon absent, mother supporting Charlotte and her three surviving brothers by keeping boarders, frequent moves interrupting her education), she became the head of the household after Richard's death in the mid-1850s. During this period the Odlums traveled to New Orleans, then to New York City, Bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
