Justin Whitlock Dart

Justin Whitlock Dart
Justin Whitlock Dart, Sr.
Born August 17, 1907(1907-08-17)
Evanston, IL
Died January 26, 1984(1984-01-26) (aged 76)
Cause of death Congestive heart failure
Alma mater Northwestern University
Occupation President (Dart Industries)
Director of Store Operations (Walgreens)
Employer Dart Industries (1941-80)
Walgreens (1930-40)
Known for Drug store magnate
Spouse Jane O'Brien Dart (m. 1940-84)
Ruth Walgreen Dart Stephan (m. 1929-39)
Children Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr.
Peter Whitlock Dart
Guy Michael Dart
Jane Dart Campbell
Stephen Dart
Parents Guy Justin Dart (father)
Laura Case Whitlock Dart (mother)
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom

Justin Whitlock Dart, Sr. (August 17, 1907 – January 26, 1984) was considered the "boy wonder" of the drug store industry. In college Dart had played football for Northwestern University.

After marrying Ruth Walgreen, Dart became an executive with his father-in-law's (Charles Walgreen) company, the Walgreens Drugstore chain (note that it is spelled without an apostrophe). At Walgreens, he introduced the concept of placing the pharmacy counter at the back of the drug store, which not only provided privacy for medical concerns, but forced patrons to walk past many items for possible purchase.

Dart divorced his first wife, Ruth Walgreen, and left the Walgreen company shortly after. In 1943, Dart took control of the Boston-based United Drug Company. The chain operated under the Ligget, Owl, Sonta, and Rexall brands. Soon, Dart rebranded the stores under the Rexall name.

After 35 years, Dart sold his stake in Rexall in 1978. During these years, Dart had acquired stakes in Avon, West Bend Housewares, Duracell, Ralph Wilson Plastics, Archer Glass and Hobart, which were collectively known as Dart Industries.

Although Dart Industries never owned Avon, it was the former parent company to Tupperware Home Parties. Dart Industries eventually merged with Kraft Foods.

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Death

Dart died from congestive heart failure in 1984, aged 76.

Presidential Medal of Freedom

Dart received the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1987.

Family

Dart and his second wife, actress Jane Bryan (1918–2009), were married on New Year's Eve in 1939, and remained married until his death in 1984. The couple had three children.

Dart and Bryan were staunch Republicans and helped convince their close personal friend, former California Governor Ronald Reagan, to run for the presidency of the United States in 1980.

His son by his first marriage, Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr. was an advocate for the disabled. In 1989, Dart, Jr. was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Dart, Jr. also helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; he died in 2002 of complications related to polio.

Note

Despite being in the drug store industry, Justin Dart had no known connections to Dart Drug, founded by Herbert Haft.

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