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'''William Gregory Bromberg''' (born [[December 30]], [[1896]] in Mobile, Mobile County; died [[November 25]], [[1959]] in [[Mountain Brook) was a chairman of [[Bromberg's|Bromberg & Co.]] | '''William Gregory Bromberg''' (born [[December 30]], [[1896]] in Mobile, Mobile County; died [[November 25]], [[1959]] in [[Mountain Brook]]) was a chairman of [[Bromberg's|Bromberg & Co.]] | ||
Bromberg was the son of [[Frederick Bromberg|Frederick]] and [[Virginia Bromberg|Virginia Alabama Smith Bromberg]]. He moved with his family to [[Birmingham]] in [[1900]] and joined with his father in business in [[1915]]. | Bromberg was the son of [[Frederick Bromberg|Frederick]] and [[Virginia Bromberg|Virginia Alabama Smith Bromberg]]. He moved with his family to [[Birmingham]] in [[1900]] and joined with his father in business in [[1915]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 3 December 2023
William Gregory Bromberg (born December 30, 1896 in Mobile, Mobile County; died November 25, 1959 in Mountain Brook) was a chairman of Bromberg & Co.
Bromberg was the son of Frederick and Virginia Alabama Smith Bromberg. He moved with his family to Birmingham in 1900 and joined with his father in business in 1915.
Bromberg rose to vice president of the downtown flagship store before being elected chairman in 1956. He was also an officer of the Redstone Club. He married the former Alice Boyd and had ons son, Eugene.
Bromberg died unexpectedly at his home at 85 Fairway Drive in Mountain Brook in November 1959, just a few days after the company opened its first branch store in Mountain Brook Village. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
References
- "Death Takes W. G. Bromberg" (November 26, 1959) Birmingham Post-Herald, p. 1
External links
- William Bromberg at Findagrave.com