R. J. Reynolds Jr.

R. J. Reynolds Jr.
Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee
In office
January 4, 1941 – October 4, 1942
Preceded byOliver A. Quayle Jr
Succeeded byEdwin W. Pauley
Mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
In office
May 12, 1941 – June 1942
Preceded byJames R Fain
Succeeded byJ. Wilbur Crews
Personal details
Born
Richard Joshua Reynolds Jr.

(1906-04-04)April 4, 1906
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1964(1964-12-14) (aged 58)
Lucerne, Switzerland

Richard Joshua Reynolds Jr.[1] (April 4, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American entrepreneur and the son of R.J. Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.[2][3]

  1. ^ Schnakenberg, Heidi. Kid Carolina: R. J. Reynolds Jr., a Tobacco Fortune, and the Mysterious Death of a Southern Icon.
  2. ^ *[1]
  3. ^ Gillespie, Michele. Katharine and R.J. Reynolds: Partners of Fortune in the Making of the New South (University of Georgia Press; 2012) 381 pages; dual biography of R.J. and his much younger wife (1880–1924)