Record #:

12905

Author(s):

Ellison, Harold

Abstract:

The first president of RJR Tobacco Company not connected to the giant via family or business, Francis G. Carter, informally known as Bill, was elected to his position in 1959. Hired on as a salesman-trainee in 1934, aged 22, Carter steadily rose amongst his peers, excelling at salesmanship and continuously breaking records during the duration of his employment at RJ Reynolds.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 13, Nov 1959, p9, 18, por

Subject(s):

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Winston-Salem); Carter, Francis G.