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
Betty Crocker is a brand and fictional character used in advertising campaigns for food and recipes. The character was originally created by the Washburn-Crosby Company in 1921 following a contest in the '' Saturday Evening Post''. In 1954, ...
cake mixes) and non-food businesses.
[ Associated Press (September 29, 1963)]
Harry A. Bullis Is Dead at 72; Former Head of General Mills.
via '' The New York Times''
In 1948 Bullis married Countess Maria Smorczewska, a Polish refugee.
[ Associated Press (December 30, 1948). HARRY A. BULLIS WEDS A REFUGEE COUNTESS. via ''The New York Times'']
He died of
Hodgkin's disease
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma, in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. The condition wa ...
in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
.
[Staff report (October 11, 1963)]
Milestones
'' Time''
References
External links
Papers of Harry A. Bullis, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential LibraryPublicity photo of Bullis
via Minnesota Historical Society
1890 births
1963 deaths
Chairmen of General Mills
20th-century American businesspeople
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