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Owen R. Cheatham. Georgia-Pacific Corporation. 1927–1967. Industry: Wood, Paper & Forestry. Era: 1920. In 1927, Cheatham founded the Georgia Hardwood Company becoming an early pioneer in the Southern timber industry.
When Owen Robertson Cheatham was born on 9 July 1902, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, his father, Walter Beverly Cheatham, was 32 and his mother, Sallie Fenton Franklin, was 26. He had at least 1 daughter with Celestina Wickliffe.
Ben Franklin’s distant nephew was Owen Robertson Cheatham and the industrial giant is Georgia-Pacific Corporation. First appearances are certainly deceiving. When first meeting Owen Cheatham, one was inclined to peg him as a quiet, scholarly man – a true gentleman of the old South. His soft voice and gentle eyes
Owen Robertson Cheatham (1902 – 1970) was an American businessman. He founded Georgia-Pacific , a formerly publicly traded corporation on the New York Stock Exchange from 1949 to 2005, now a subsidiary of Koch Industries .
Georgia-Pacific was founded by Owen Robertson Cheatham on September 22, 1927 in Augusta, Georgia, as the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. [5] He started the company through the acquisition of a wholesale hardwood lumber yard.
Upon founding the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company (later Georgia-Pacific) in 1927, Owen R. Cheatham became an early pioneer in the southern timber industry. Under his command, Georgia-Pacific was one of the nation's fastest-growing businesses in the 1950s.
Feb 18, 2024 · Owen Robertson Cheatham (1902–1970) was an American businessman. He founded Georgia-Pacific, a formerly publicly traded corporation on the New York Stock Exchange from 1949 to 2005, now a subsidiary of Koch Industries .
