Frank Rushton
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James Franklin Rushton, Sr (born c. 1876; died March 7, 1927 in Birmingham) succeeded his father, William Rushton, Sr, as president of the Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.
Rushton served as president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. He is credited with organizing the "Birmingham Plan" at the close of World War II in which local executives interviewed discharged servicemen and then "worked the phones" to get them placed into steady jobs.
The "Rushton Cup", awarded by the Altamont School to a senior showing all-around leadership, loyalty and sportsmanship, is named in Rushton's memory.
Rushton's widow, Willis Roberts Rushton, constructed a large residence at 2832 Balmoral Road in the 1930s.