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Name
  
George Mecherle

Organizations founded
  
State Farm Insurance

Role
  
Farmer

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Born
  
June 7, 1877 (
1877-06-07
)

Occupation
  
farmer, insurance agent

Known for
  
founder of State Farm Insurance

Spouse(s)
  
May Edith Perry Mecherle (m. 1900–42) (her death)Sylvia Mae Harbaugh Mecherle (m. 1944–51) (his death)

Children
  
grandchildren = Bob Mecherle and grandbrother Mecherle, Vicki Mecherle, Julie Philpott, great grandchildren = Greg, Steve, Cindy Mecherle, Bethany Sampson, Misti Vance, great great grandchildren = Robert John Mecherle, Christopher Pratt Mecherle, Sydney Dunham Sampson, Jean-luc Lafayette Sampson

Parent(s)
  
Christian and Susan Hull Mecherle

Died
  
March 10, 1951, Bloomington, Illinois, United States

George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle (pronounced "Ma-herl") (June 7, 1877 - March 10, 1951) was the founder of State Farm Insurance, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. Mecherle, a farmer who became an insurance agent also, founded State Farm after becoming dissatisfied with the insurance rates charged to farmers, as those rates included the risks of city drives as well.


Mr. Mecherle was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1985.

References

George J. Mecherle Wikipedia