Bean, Francis Atherton, 1840-1930.

Francis Atherton Bean III, known as Atherton Bean, was born on September 14, 1910, in New Prague, Minnesota. His parents were Francis Atherton and Bertha Boynton Bean. He attended the Blake School in Minneapolis, graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree from Carleton College (1931), did post-graduate work at the Harvard School of Business Administration (1931-1932), and received a B.A. degree from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar (1934). Atherton Bean married Winifred Elizabeth Wollaeger on June 26, 1934. They had two sons: Douglas Atherton and Bruce William.

After working for the Upjohn Company (1934-1936) and the duPont Company (1936-1937), Francis Atherton Bean III joined International Milling Company (1937), which was founded by his grandfather. In 1970 International Milling Company changed its name to International Multifoods Corporation. Francis Atherton Bean, III worked for International Multifoods until 1984, holding several positions within the firm including executive vice president (1944-1955), president (1955-1964), chairman and chief executive (1964-1968), and chairman of the executive committee (1968-1984).

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