Robert Wiseman
Robert Wiseman | |
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Born | United Kingdom | 18 April 1916
Died | 7 December 2004 United Kingdom | (aged 88)
Occupation | Businessman |
Robert Ramsey Wiseman (18 April 1916 – 7 December 2004) was the founder of Robert Wiseman Dairies, one of the United Kingdom's largest dairy businesses.
Career[]
Born at Strathaven in Lanarkshire, Robert Wiseman sold his farmland to become a designated milk distributor in East Kilbride.[1] He used his farm horse and cart to deliver milk.[2]
He was active in bowling and curling.[1]
Family[]
Wiseman was married to Jean Wiseman, and together they had four sons and one daughter.[1] Three of the sons became executives in the company.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Obituary: Robert Wiseman The Times, 17 December 2004
- ^ Dairy founder Robert Wiseman dies Edinburgh Evening News, 9 December 2004
- ^ "Obituary – Robert Wiseman (The Scotsman, 2004)".
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2004 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople
- East Kilbride
- Scottish business biography stubs
- British business biography, 20th-century birth stubs