Scots of Chicago's North Shore

Wayne Rethford

ISBN 10: 1467104302 / ISBN 13: 9781467104302

Published by Arcadia Publishing (SC) Apr 2020, 2020

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Neuware - Scots helped found Lake Forest, and hundreds of native-born Scots settled there.The Scottish influence is evident in town names along Chicago's North Shore like Glencoe, Bannockburn, Milburn, and Dundee.The Keith family theater chain became RKO Studios with Scots-born J.J.Murdock as president.James Simpson was CEO of Marshall Field and Company and oversaw the building of the Merchandise Mart.After Simpson, a series of Scots ran Fields: John McKinlay, James McKinsey, and Hughston McBain.Scots partnered to form Carson Pirie & Scott.They also founded Douglas and Stuart Oats, which became Quaker Oats.Hugh Robertson was president of the Zenith Corporation, and the Armour family operated one of the largest meatpacking companies in the world.Only slightly smaller was Wilson Meats, which later spun off Wilson Sporting Goods.This book tells the story of these Scots and many others.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scots of Chicago's North Shore
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) Apr 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467104302
• ISBN 13: 9781467104302
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 163H x 10D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 163 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 318 grams

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Synopsis

Scots helped found Lake Forest, and hundreds of native-born Scots settled there. The Scottish influence is evident in town names along Chicago's North Shore like Glencoe, Bannockburn, Milburn, and Dundee. The Keith family theater chain became RKO Studios with Scots-born J.J. Murdock as president. James Simpson was CEO of Marshall Field and Company and oversaw the building of the Merchandise Mart. After Simpson, a series of Scots ran Fields: John McKinlay, James McKinsey, and Hughston McBain. Scots partnered to form Carson Pirie & Scott. They also founded Douglas and Stuart Oats, which became Quaker Oats. Hugh Robertson was president of the Zenith Corporation, and the Armour family operated one of the largest meatpacking companies in the world. Only slightly smaller was Wilson Meats, which later spun off Wilson Sporting Goods. This book tells the story of these Scots and many others.

About the Author

In 1845, Scots in Chicago formed the Illinois St. Andrew Society (ISAS) with a simple mission--"relieve the distressed." Still active today, the ISAS is the oldest charity in Illinois. David Forlow is a former ISAS governor and a board member of the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff. Author Wayne Rethford is the ISAS president emeritus.