| Richard Samuel Reynolds Born: 15-Aug-1881
Birthplace: Bristol, TN
Died: 29-Jul-1955
Location of death: Richmond, VA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Business Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder of Reynolds Metals Richard Samuel Reynolds dropped out of two law schools, then served for several years a Vice President at R. J. Reynolds, a tobacco firm owned by his uncle, Richard Joshua Reynolds. There he designed an improved waterproof tin for the company's Prince Albert brand pipe tobacco, then left his uncle's employ to begin a soap and cleaning supply company, which failed after several years. After his uncle's death but with financial backing from his uncle's company, Reynolds then launched the United States Tin Foil Company, originally as a supplier of foil wraps for cigarette packaging. U.S. Tin Foil Co was reorganized as Reynolds Metals in 1928, pioneered the development of aluminum siding in the 1940s, and introduced its best-known product, Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil, in 1947. Father: Abraham David Reynolds ("Abram", tobacco merchant, b. 13-Aug-1847, d. Sep-1925)
Mother: Senah Ann Hoge Reynolds (b. 20-Jul-1849, m. 1-Oct-1872, d. 7-Oct-1925)
Brother: Hardin William Reynolds (b. 28-Jun-1874)
Sister: Susie Sayers Reynolds Staley (b. 9-Dec-1875)
Brother: Joseph Hoge Reynolds (b. 23-Sep-1877)
Brother: Abram David Reynolds, Jr. (b. 27-Sep-1878)
Brother: John Harber Reynolds (b. 13-May-1885, d. 20-Dec-1885)
Brother: Clarence Kelly Reynolds (stockbroker, b. 4-Nov-1890, d. 3-Apr-1963)
Brother: William Walter Reynolds (b. 18-May-1897, d. 17-Jan-1911)
Wife: Julia Louise Parham (m. 21-Dec-1904)
Son: Richard Samuel Reynolds, Jr. (Reynolds Metals executive, b. 27-May-1908, d. 5-Oct-1980)
Son: Julian Louis Reynolds (Reynolds Metals executive, b. 1910)
Son: William Gray Reynolds (Reynolds Metals executive, b. 1913, d. 19-Oct-1980)
Son: David Parham Reynolds (Reynolds Metals executive, b. 16-Jun-1915)
High School: King College, Bristol, TN (1898)
Law School: Columbia University (attended)
Law School: University of Virginia (attended)
Reynolds Metals Founder and President (1919-48)
Member of the Board of Reynolds Metals Chairman (1948-55)
Reynolds Corporation Founder and President (1912-19)
R. J. Reynolds VP (1902-12)
Member of the Board of Eskimo Pie Corporation
Metropolitan Club
Nassau County Club
New York Yacht Club
Heart Attack 29-Jul-1955 (fatal)
Risk Factors: Obesity
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