Ralph Evinrude
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Ralph Evinrude | |
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Chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation | |
In office 1936–1982 | |
Ralph S. Evinrude (September 27, 1907 – May 21, 1986) was an American business magnate who was chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation, and the husband of singer and entertainer Frances Langford.
Evinrude was born in
In 1936, the board of directors of OMC elected Evinrude president and director. In 1953, he was elected vice-chairman of the board and chairman of OMC's Executive Committee.
Evinrude was married 3 times. Evinrude’s first wife, Marion Armitage, died. Ralph and Marion had two children: Thomas (born 1933) and Sally. Evinrude married his second wife, Joan "Bobbe" Everett in Lake Forest, Illinois, in December 1951. In 1955, shortly after his divorce from his 2nd wife, Evinrude married his 3rd wife, Frances Langford and moved to her estate in Jensen Beach, Florida. They shared interests in business and boating and spent much of their time aboard their 118-foot (36 m) yacht Chanticleer.[2] They opened a resort in Jensen Beach called The Outrigger. Evinrude and Langford also maintained a cottage on a small island at the east end of Baie Fine, a fjord on the north shore of Georgian Bay, in Lake Huron, in what is now Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Chanticleer was often seen tied up at the island during the summer.
During his later working years and during retirement, Evinrude supported a wide variety of
Evinrude died at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, Florida, at the age of 78.[3] OMC has a test center in Stuart which bears his name.
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Biographical information from UWM Lubar School of Business". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ a b "Biographical information from National Marine Manufacturers Association". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
- ^ Kenan Heise, Ralph S. Evinrude, 78, Of Boat Motor Firm, Chicago Tribune, May 22, 1986 accessed May 2, 2013