Edward Mabry

Edward Mabry, born Edward Loughlin Mabry in 1897, was an American author, poet, and chemical tycoon. He died in 1989, aged 91.

Chemical tycoon

During World War I Edward Mabry joined the Vick Chemical Company, founded by Lunsford Richardson in 1898. Vicks today is best known for its VapoRub, DayQuil, and NyQuil brands, and it was once home to Icy Hot and Oil of Olay as well. In 1948, after 32 years with the company in sales and advertising, Mabry was named President. In 1957 he also became chairman of the board of directors. Vicks became Richardson-Vicks after merging with Richardson Merrell Inc., and in 1985 was sold to Procter & Gamble, where it remains as a brand and product division.

Mabry the writer

In addition to his achievements in the business world, Mabry wrote eighteen books, among them collections of poetry and sayings. His first book, "Maybryana", was a cinquain-centric book of poetry. It was followed the next year by "Maybryettes", a sequel. Further titles included "Elm Leaves", "Elm Leaves Keep Falling", "Sail On!" and "The Velvet Touch". All 18 were published in the United States by Pond-Ekberg.

References

*Obituary, "The New York Times" February 5 1989.
*"To Amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946" : US Government Printing Office 1954
*Dyer, Davis - "Rising Tide : Lessons from 165 Years of Brand Building at Procter & Gamble", Harvard Business School Press 2004, ISBN 1-59139-147-4
*Mabry, Edward L. - "Maybryana", Pond-Ekberg 1977, LCCN 917800
*Richardson, H. Smith - "The Early History and Management Philosophy of Richardson-Merrell", 1975
*Swasy, Alecia - "Soap Opera: The Inside Story of Procter & Gamble", Times Books 1993, ISBN 0-671-89781-0

External links

* [http://www.pond-ekberg.com/ Pond-Ekberg]
* [http://www.pg.com/company/who_we_are/ourhistory_4.jhtml Procter and Gamble history page]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2D91630F936A35751C0A96F948260 New York Times obituary article]