death_place death_date home_town birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
hilton head , south carolina 1999 1909 parkersburg , west virginia parkersburg , west virginia american 1909 william m. batten
 william m. batten chairman 1969 -- 1974 -rrb- , chairman at new york stock & exchange -lrb- 1976 -- 1984 -rrb- ceo at j. c. penney company -lrb-
william m. batten

william m. batten -lrb- 1909 -- 1999 -rrb- was an american businessman .
he served as chairman and chief executive officer of the j. c. penney company from 1964 to 1974 , and as chairman of the new york stock exchange from 1976 to 1984 .
