Charles Munhall Schwab

1897–1976 (age 79)

Industrialist

Biography

Charles Munhall Schwab (1897-1976) upheld a legacy of industrial leadership, stewarding enterprises that powered American manufacturing and sustained countless workers while also supporting educational and civic causes.

Colleagues remember him as a thoughtful leader whose support for innovation and community uplift created opportunities for others, and he rests now at Woodlawn Cemetery.

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