death_place death_date years_active birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
palm beach , florida , u.s. 10 january 1977 1927 -- 1966 oakland , maryland , u.s. 13 june 1891 helen bradley white charles m. white
 charles mcelroy white president ; ceo and chairman , republic steel -lrb- 1956 -- , 1960 -rrb- republic steel -lrb- 1945 -- 1956 -rrb-
charles m. white

charles mcelroy white -lrb- june 13 , 1891 -- january 10 , 1977 -rrb- was an american steel manufacturing executive .
he was a protegé of tom m. girdler , and was briefly superintendent of jones and laughlin steel company in 1929 .
he followed girdler to the rapidly growing republic steel in 1930 , where he was appointed president of the company in 1945 .
he was promoted to chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer in 1956 .
he retired in 1960 .
