Leland Robson was the father of Helen Walton and father-in-law of Walmart and Sam's Club founder Sam Walton.
14 Facts About Leland Robson
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Leland Robson provided Sam Walton with the loan to open his first store, and was one of Walton's early mentors in business.
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Leland Robson was the founder of the town of Fair Oaks, Oklahoma.
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Leland Robson was born on January 21,1884, in Sandersville, Georgia.
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Leland Robson was named after businessman and politician Leland Stanford, whom his parents had met on a train.
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Originally working as a traveling salesman, Leland Robson put himself through law school and moved to Tulsa, eventually settling in Claremore.
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In 1936 during the Great Depression, Leland Robson was a founder of the Rogers County Bank, which he ran as president and chairman for over thirty years, and which now operates 20 branch locations in Kansas and 46 branch locations in Oklahoma.
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Leland Robson was a co-founder and owner of the Rogers County Coal Company and had a variety of other business holdings in farming and oil.
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Leland Robson submitted an inquiry to the federal government regarding the construction of US highways on Native American lands, which was included in a House of Representatives floor speech by Congressman Jed Johnson in 1942.
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Leland Robson had made his children partners in his real estate and banking businesses from the beginning, and he advised Sam to do the same thing with his family, leading to the establishment of Walton Enterprises.
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Leland Robson was a great salesman, one of the most persuasive individuals I have ever met.
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In 1966, Leland Robson founded and incorporated the town of Fair Oaks in Oklahoma.
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Leland Robson is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore, Oklahoma.
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Historians have regarded Leland Robson as having a profound effect on Sam Waltons goals, values, and success in business as his mentor.