- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Owen R. Cheatham
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
1927 - 1967
Wood, Paper & Forestry
| Military Service | Spanish Navy |
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b. 1903
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| Born-Died | 1903 - 1970 |
| Birthplace | Virginia (VA) |
| Race | White |
In 1927, Cheatham founded the Georgia Hardwood Company becoming an early pioneer in the Southern timber industry. Over the next 40 years, he significantly expanded the business, as he created a cross-continental lumber empire by acquiring several companies in the Pacific Northwest. Through his efforts, he built Georgia-Pacific into a $750 million enterprise with a $1 billion+ asset base. His company was one of the nation’s fastest growing businesses in the 1950s.