John W. Rollins (August 24, 1916 - April 4, 2000) is an American businessman and politician from Greenville in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, and serves as 14th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.
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Early life and family
John W. Rollins was born in Keith, Catoosa County, Georgia, son of John William Rollins and Claudia Nace Rollins, peasant father and mother of schoolteacher.
She attended a one-bedroom nine-mile school in Ringgold, Georgia. In 1928, Rollins' father fell ill and the 12-year-old took on additional responsibilities on the family farm. Although she works hard to help her mother provide her family, she has an entrepreneurial spirit and tries her hands at an early age selling door to door with things like bed sheets. As a result of the great depression, he left the family farm at Ringgold and moved to Philadelphia. His career was a series of entrepreurial endeavors that eventually ended with the establishment of 9 NYSE companies and many other business ventures. He has a good mind for business and an unstoppable positive attitude.
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Personal life
She married three times, Kitty Jacob, Linda Kuechler, and Michele Metrinko, and had ten children including John W., Jr., James, Catherine, Patrick, Ted, Jeff, Michele, Monique, Michael and Marc, and eleven grandchildren, John III, Jamie, Fontayne, Charlie, Rachel, Katie, Sarah, Emma, ​​Kaitlyn, William, and Morgan.
Careers
After World War II, Rollins and his wife Kitty moved to Lewes, Delaware where he opened a Ford dealer. Rollins is aggressively expanding its business by buying other dealerships in Maryland and Virginia. During this time, he also began to help pioneer the concept of leasing cars.
In 1947, Rollins' older brother, O. Wayne Rollins, moved to Lewes from Georgia and joined him in business in Delaware. The following year, the brothers set up Rollins Broadcasting and purchased 1460 WRAD, an AM radio station based in a rural town [Radford, Virginia]. As television continues to disrupt traditional radio markets, Rollins Broadcasting takes advantage of the falling prices of radio stations by increasing its holdings and launching programs targeted to African-Americans. Rollins then developed a co-ordinated approach to advertising by purchasing billboards that allow it to offer multiple advertising spots to clients for their products. In 1956, Rollins Broadcasting expanded its business into television.
In 1961 John and Wayne Rollins took their public company. Over the next three years, the company's annual earnings exceed $ 9 million. In 1964, they used the proceeds of their public offering to organize a $ 60 million leveraged purchase from the Atlanta-based Orkin Destruction Company. Due to the ever-diverse business interests, the company changed its name to Rollins, Inc. In 1967, shares in the company were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
In addition, John is a pioneer in the car rental business. He started what became Rollins Truck Leasing. Also during this time he acquired Matlack Systems, the largest bulk trucking company in the country, and started Rollins Purle which later became Rollins Environmental. The three companies were finally trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 1984, the interests of Rollins, Inc. has become so diverse that the company split two new companies, Rollins Communications and RPC Energy Services, Inc., both of which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
In addition, Rollins founded and cultivated Motorsport Dover as well as Dover Entertainment and brought them public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Although he received numerous awards including the Maltese knight, The Golden Plate Award, and was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame for some names, perhaps his most valuable confession was in 1963, when he was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Respected Americans. They value Rollins' revival from simple roots to excellence in the business world with their Horatio Alger Awards. Rollins worked hard at the Horatio Alger Association to help make it what it is today as the largest US-funded private scholarship for underprivileged students. His legacy was passed on by his sons and his wife, Michele.
Political career
Because of its roots in the business community, Rollins became interested in the Republican Party of Delaware, and worked as a fundraiser for Republicans running for the local, state, and federal offices in Delaware and beyond. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1952, defeating Democrat Vernon B. Derrickson of Kent County and served from January 20, 1953 to January 15, 1957. In 1956, Rollins was an alternative delegate to the Republican National Convention nominated by President Dwight D Eisenhower to be elected back.
In the 1960 election, Rollins ran for Delaware Governor and defeated his main opponent, Lieutenant Governor David P. Buckson. However, he was defeated in elections by Democrat Elbert N. Carvel, former Governor of Delaware.
Philanthropy
In addition to his leadership in business and politics, Rollins became one of the major philanthropists in Delaware. In addition to contributing to various charities, he created the John W. Rollins Foundation, which was rated in 1999 as one of the 50 largest charity organizations in Delaware. He sponsored John W. Rollins, Sr. Award for health care philanthropy, and is a donor from the University of Delaware, though never attended the school itself.
Death
Rollins died in his office at the Rollins Building in Wilmington, Delaware. There's a portrait of him in the Legislative Building in the state house of Dover.
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References
- Cohen, Celia (2002). Only in Delaware, Politicians and Politicians in the First State . Newark, Delaware: Grapevine Publishing.
External links
- Governor of Delaware
- Political Cemetery
- The New Georgia Encyclopedia, Rollins Inc.
Places with more information
- Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
- University of Delaware; Library Website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965
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