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    Gerard Swope (December 1, 1872 – November 20, 1957) was an American electronics businessman. He served as the president of General Electric Company between...
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    Isaac Swope, a watchcase maker. He was the youngest of four children – the younger brother of businessman and General Electric president Gerard Swope. Swope...
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  • Virginia State Senator 2017–present Earl Swope (1922–1968), American jazz trombonist; brother of Rob Swope Gerard Swope (1872–1957), American businessman; president...
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    other galaxies. She was the daughter of Mary Hill and Gerard Swope, and niece of Herbert Bayard Swope. Both of her parents taught at Hull-House in Chicago...
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  • (1939-41) all led by R. Admiral R.E. Byrd. The glacier is named for Gerard Swope, president of General Electric, who contributed various types of electrical...
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  • Swope's husband John and her family donated the land for the park to the city. Swope married John Swope in 1962. John Swope's grandfather, Gerard Swope...
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    prominent corporate chieftains of the time, such as Owen D. Young and Gerard Swope of General Electric. In the 1920s, he also donated a substantial amount...
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    of General Electric in World War II, published 1947. Irmer, Thomas. Gerard Swope. In Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies...
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  • the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (b. 1883) Gerard Swope, American electronics businessman, president of General Electric (b....
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    that position until 1939. Under his guidance and teaming with president Gerard Swope, GE shifted into the extensive manufacturing of home electrical appliances...
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