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From [[1913]] to [[1920]], Bashinsky worked as a cashier at the Farmer's and Merchants National Bank in Troy. He then became a partner in the [[Bashinsky Case Cotton Company]], headquartered in [[Birmingham]]. In [[1941]] he left to become president of [[Automatic Machine Products]], then, in [[1946]] he purchased [[Magic City Foods]] from [[Helen Friedman]] and renamed the company [[Golden Flake]], after its popular brand of potato chips. | From [[1913]] to [[1920]], Bashinsky worked as a cashier at the Farmer's and Merchants National Bank in Troy. He then became a partner in the [[Bashinsky Case Cotton Company]], headquartered in [[Birmingham]]. In [[1941]] he left to become president of [[Automatic Machine Products]], then, in [[1946]] he purchased [[Magic City Foods]] from [[Helen Friedman]] and renamed the company [[Golden Flake]], after its popular brand of potato chips. | ||
Bashinsky sold the company to his son, Sloan, in [[1956]] and retired at the same time from his chairmanship of [[Alabama Asphaltic Limestone]]. He | Bashinsky sold the company to his son, Sloan, in [[1956]] and retired at the same time from his chairmanship of [[Alabama Asphaltic Limestone]]. | ||
He served on the board of trustees for [[Judson College]] in [[Marion]], and was appointed chair of a special executive committee that recommended that the school merge with [[Howard College]] in [[Birmingham]]. Though the merger was never completed, that committee selected the [[Shades Valley]] site that became the new home of what is now [[Samford University]]. Bashinsky was later made a trustee of Samford. He also served on the boards of the [[Birmingham Baptist Hospital]] and [[Southside Baptist Church]]. | |||
Bashinsky served one term as president of the [[Birmingham Country Club]] and was also an active member of the [[Birmingham Rotary Club]] and [[Southside Baptist Church]], where he chaired the Board of Deacons. | |||
Bashinsky died in [[1974]]. The [[Leo E. Bashinsky Press Tower]] and [[Leo E. Bashinsky Fieldhouse]] at [[Samford University]] were named in his honor. | Bashinsky died in [[1974]]. The [[Leo E. Bashinsky Press Tower]] and [[Leo E. Bashinsky Fieldhouse]] at [[Samford University]] were named in his honor. | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 23 March 2010
Leo E. Bashinsky (born May 13, 1892 in Troy, Pike County; died 1974) was an industrialist, investor and civic leader.
Leo was the son of Leopold Max and Elizabeth Burford Bashinsky. He attended Marion Military Institute for one year before transfering to the Peekskill Military Institute in New York, finishing in 1907. He then earned a bachelor's degree in literature at Princeton University. He married Cora Young of New York on June 15, 1916 and had two children, Leo M. and Sloan.
From 1913 to 1920, Bashinsky worked as a cashier at the Farmer's and Merchants National Bank in Troy. He then became a partner in the Bashinsky Case Cotton Company, headquartered in Birmingham. In 1941 he left to become president of Automatic Machine Products, then, in 1946 he purchased Magic City Foods from Helen Friedman and renamed the company Golden Flake, after its popular brand of potato chips.
Bashinsky sold the company to his son, Sloan, in 1956 and retired at the same time from his chairmanship of Alabama Asphaltic Limestone.
He served on the board of trustees for Judson College in Marion, and was appointed chair of a special executive committee that recommended that the school merge with Howard College in Birmingham. Though the merger was never completed, that committee selected the Shades Valley site that became the new home of what is now Samford University. Bashinsky was later made a trustee of Samford. He also served on the boards of the Birmingham Baptist Hospital and Southside Baptist Church.
Bashinsky served one term as president of the Birmingham Country Club and was also an active member of the Birmingham Rotary Club and Southside Baptist Church, where he chaired the Board of Deacons.
Bashinsky died in 1974. The Leo E. Bashinsky Press Tower and Leo E. Bashinsky Fieldhouse at Samford University were named in his honor.
References
- Grove, Frank L., ed (1961) Library of Alabama Lives. Hopkinsville, Kentucky: Historical Record Association.
- Sulzby, James F. (1986) Toward a History of Samford University. 2 volumes. Birmingham: Samford University Press.