W. Clement Stone

William Clement Stone (born May 4, 1902 in Chicago , † September 3, 2002 ) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and author in the field of the New Spirit movement . In 1968 and 1972 he supported the election campaigns of US President Richard Nixon with $ 2 million. This helped Congress set a donation limit of $ 2,500 after the Watergate Affair .

Life

Stone's father died when his son was three years old. He began his career at the age of six, helping his mother financially by delivering newspapers. At the age of 16, he traveled to Detroit to help his mother start an insurance company . Stone earned reputation in the industry by selling personal accident insurance. WC Stone became the symbol of the American dream .

In 1919 he founded the Combined Registry Company, which later became the Combined Insurance Company of America. In 1930 his company employed over 1,000 sales representatives. In 1979, his insurance company had more than $ 1 billion in stocks and shares. His company merged with the Patrick Ryan Group to form Aon Corporation in 1987. The United Insurance Company is one of Aon's largest subsidiaries and operates in Germany as the United Insurance Company of Germany .

Book publications

In addition, Stone advocated the positive mindset of living and business in his books. In 1960, WC Stone teamed up with Napoleon Hill to write the book "Success Through Positive Thinking". Both also published a monthly magazine called Success Unlimited. Two years later, WC Stone wrote the book The System of Success That Never Fails, in which he shared the secrets of getting rich and leading a healthy and fulfilling life. In 1964 he worked with Norma Lee Brown and wrote the book "The Other Side of the Mind" with her.

Personal

Stone impressed with his striking appearance: with his pencil-thin mustache, his suspenders, the dotted bow, ties and gaiters, as well as his charitable commitment. He donated over $ 275 million to mentally ill and Christian organizations. W. Clement Stone was also a gifted speaker. His most quoted sentence is: "All I want is to change the world."

He celebrated his 100th birthday in May 2002 with a donation of $ 100,000 to the University of Illinois near Chicago . In 1980, he received a public award for his charitable W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone - Foundation . He was also the founder of "Religious Heritage of America", a non-profit organization that largely coined the phrase " one nation under God ". He was accepted into the Horatio Alger Community of Famous Americans and was a 33rd degree Freemason .

Web links

• Stone article at the Horatio Alger Community of Famous Americans. , to be found under members
• Article with picture about the life of W. Clement Stone
• Literature by and about W. Clement Stone in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

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