George Sturgis Pillsbury (July 17, 1921 – October 13, 2012) was an American businessman and politician. His family was the founders and owners of the Pillsbury Company.

Life

Pillsbury was born in Crystal Bay,

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. He went to The Blake School in Hopkins, Minnesota, and to St. Paul's School in

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. In 1942, he graduated from Yale University. Pillsbury served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He worked for the Pillsbury Company and lived in Wayzata, Minnesota. Pillsbury was also involved in the banking, railroad, and clothing businesses. Pillsbury served on the Orono School Board and was a Republican. Pillsbury served in the Minnesota Senate from 1971 to 1982. His grandfather

Charles Alfred Pillsbury Charles Alfred Pillsbury (December 3, 1842 – September 17, 1899) was an American businessman, flour industrialist, and politician. He was a co-founder of the Pillsbury Company. Education and early business career Pillsbury was born December ...

also served in the

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. He died at his home on Lake Minnetonka in Orono, Minnesota.'Who's Who in Commerce and Industry,' Volume 14, Biographical Sketch of George Sturgis Pillsbury, pg. 1039

References

1921 births 2012 deaths People from Orono, Minnesota People from Wayzata, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota St. Paul's School (New Hampshire) alumni Yale University alumni Businesspeople from Minnesota General Mills people Pillsbury family School board members in Minnesota Republican Party Minnesota state senators 20th-century American businesspeople United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II {{Minnesota-politician-stub