Robert Abplanalp

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Robert Henry Abplanalp, (

aerosol spray valve, the founder of Precision Valve Corporation, a Republican political activist, and a close confidant of Richard Nixon
.

Robert Abplanalp

Biography

Born to Swiss immigrant parents in

aerosol valve that could be mass-produced inexpensively. He began the Precision Valve Corporation in 1949, and, by 1950, 15,000,000 valves had been produced, marking the beginning of his business empire.[1]

In 1956, he married Josephine Sloboda. The couple had two children. Later in life he became a Republican and supported many conservative causes. Abplanalp was a close friend and supporter of former US President

Order of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[1]

In 1974

CFCs then widely used to pressurize spray cans, would reach the stratosphere where they would be dissociated by UV light, releasing chlorine atoms. Abplanalp wrote to the Chancellor of UC Irvine to complain about Rowland's public statements.[2]

At the time of Abplanalp's death in

Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York
.

Association with Richard Nixon

One of the central national issues in the Watergate scandal was a set of allegations that President Richard M. Nixon's administration had taken official action in response to money given to him or to his political organizations. Nixon's close friends Bebe Rebozo and Abplanalp found themselves mentioned in relation to allegations of misuse of campaign funds and secret presidential slush funds. Abplanalp purchased a house in Key Biscayne, Florida, next to the home of Rebozo, for use by the Secret Service during presidential visits to Rebozo's home. At the time of the Watergate burglary in June 1972, Nixon was vacationing at Abplanalp's island in the Bahamas.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Greenhouse 2003.
  2. ISBN 0-471-52823-4
  3. ^ McLellan, Dennis (3 September 2003), "Robert Abplanalp, 81; Tycoon, Loyal Friend of Richard Nixon", LA Times

Sources

  • Greenhouse, Linda (September 2, 2003), "obituary of Robert Ablanalp", The New York Times
    • In printed work : Final, Section C, p. 11, column 1
  • U.S. patent 2,631,814 — Valve Mechanism for Dispensing Gases and Liquids Under Pressure; application September 28, 1949, issued March 17, 1953

External links

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