Elmer Henry Maytag Explained

Elmer Henry Maytag (September 18, 1883  - 20 July 1940) was the Maytag Corporation president starting in 1926. He also founded the Maytag Dairy Farms.

Biography

He was born on September 18, 1883, to Frederick Louis Maytag I and had as a brother Lewis Bergman Maytag. He married Ora Kennedy and had as his children: Frederick Louis Maytag II, Mary Louise Maytag (1916-?), Robert E. Maytag (1923-1962), and Elizabeth J. Maytag (1925-?) ^[1]

Elmer died in 1940 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. 1925 Iowa State Census
2. Book: Ingham, John . Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders . 1983 . Greenwood Press . 0-313-23908-8 .
3. News: Died . https://web.archive.org/web/20101014074657/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764280,00.html . dead . October 14, 2010 . . . July 29, 1940 . 2007-07-21 .