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Zalmon Gilbert Simmons II
Zalmon Gilbert Simmons II (November 2, 1870 – April 26, 1934) was an American businessman, manufacturer, philanthropist and innovator, the president of The Simmons Company from 1910-1932. He inherited the company in 1910 from his father, Simmons Company founder Zalmon G. Simmons. Z.G. II was commonly referred to as “the Chief” for his ability to recognize possibilities and make decisions that many felt were foolish but would prove to be extremely profitable. It is reported that Simmons once wagered an automobile a hole in a game of golf.〔 His unshakable character increased the company's profits from less than $5,000,000, when he became president, to over $40,000,000 at the peak of his incumbency and revolutionized the bedding industry.〔
== Personal life ==
Zalmon Gilbert Simmons II was born on November 2, 1870 to Zalmon Gilbert Simmons and Emma E. Robeson in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was youngest of six children and family’s only surviving son. As a boy Zalmon attended Manlius Military School in Manlius, NY. In 1891 the school became St. John's Military School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mph.net/alumni/manlius-history )〕 While in attendance he excelled in academics and baseball. His love of baseball would continue throughout his life; a 7 he developed one the country’s best industrial baseball teams at his Kenosha, Wisconsin plant with an initial investment of $300,000.
After returning home from military school Zalmon married Francis Ethridge Grant, the daughter of a Wisconsin lumberman, on September 6, 1892. Over the next four years the couple had two surviving children. Grant Gilbert Simmons was born on December 25, 1893 followed by his brother Zalmon Gilbert Simmons, Jr. on March 12, 1898.
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