Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr.: Chairman of Pledge and Glade Maker S. C. John

Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr., known as Sam Johnson, was an American businessman who led S. C. Johnson and Son, the maker of Pledge, Glade and Raid. Born on March 2, 1928, in Racine, Wisconsin, he was a fourth-generation head of the family company.

Johnson became chairman in 1967 and grew the company into a multibillion-dollar global business. In 1975 the company banned CFC propellants from its aerosol products, before the U.S. government did so. He also founded Johnson Bank in 1970 and the specialty chemical business Worldwide Innochem in 1979.

In 1998 he retraced his father's 1935 expedition to Brazil in search of carnauba wax, which was documented in a 2001 film. Johnson was married to Imogene Powers Johnson, and they had four children. He died in Racine, Wisconsin, on May 22, 2004, at age 76.

Achievements: Chairman of S. C. Johnson and Son (1967-1997), early CFC ban (1975), founder of Johnson Bank.

Birth: March 2, 1928 - Racine, Wisconsin.

Profession: Businessman.

Interesting Facts: He served on the Mayo Foundation board from 1967 to 1990.