Brooks, D. W. (David William), 1901-1999
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Fuller Name
- David William
Variants
- Brooks, David William, 1901-1999
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1901-09-11
Death Date
- 1999
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Georgia
- Organization: (naf) Gold Kist Inc.
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
- Organization: Georgia Cotton Producers Association
- Organization: Cotton Producers Association
- Organization: Cotton Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
- Organization: Cotton States Life and Health
Birth Place
- Royston (Ga.)
Associated Language
- English
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Earlier Established Forms
- Brooks, David William, 1901-1999
Sources
- found: Martin, H.H. A good man-- a great dream : D.W. Brooks of Gold Kist, c1982:t.p. (D.W. Brooks of Gold Kist) p. 1 (David William Brooks; b. 9-11-01)
- found: D. W. Brooks Oral History Collection finding aid, viewed September 12, 2016:(David William Brooks (1901-1999), a farmer and cooperative executive, was born in Royston, Georgia ... founded his first farm cooperative, the Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Association in Carrollton, in 1921, while he was teaching [at the University of Georgia]. In 1925, Brooks left UGA to devote all of his time to his cooperative. Due to a variety of factors, this cooperative failed. Upon the association's demise in 1933, Brooks immediately started another farm cooperative called the Georgia Cotton Producers Association. Renamed Cotton Producers Association (CPA) in 1934, and Gold Kist in 1974. In 1941, Brooks also founded the Cotton Farmers Mutual Insurance Association, a company that provided fire and windstorm insurance to farmers. In 1955, Brooks set up a life insurance company for farmers, Cotton States Life and Health) - http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL013DWBOH-ead.xml
- found: OnlineAthens.com, viewed September 12, 2016:August 06, 1999 (D.W. Brooks: 1901-1999. David William Brooks, the farmer's son who turned Gold Kist Inc. into a Fortune 500 enterprise, advised seven U.S. presidents on farming and spread new agribusiness theories across the globe, died Thursday in an Atlanta hospital. He was 97) - http://onlineathens.com/stories/080699/new_0806990001.shtml#.V9bpSk1TF6o
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Change Notes
- 1983-05-11: new
- 2016-09-20: revised
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