Robert James Harbison III

4th generation head of Harbisons Dairies, founded in Philadelphia in 1865

In 1947, he joined Harbisons Dairies, becoming president and CEO in 1952. He was the fourth generation of Harbisons to lead the dairy founded by Robert Harbison in 1865. Under his leadership, Harbisons Dairies in Kensington grew to about 700 employees, with 385 home-delivery milk routes and six plants. As women joined the workforce, Mr. Harbison foresaw that supermarkets would replace home delivery as the source of milk, so he sought out Southland Corp., owner of the 7-Eleven convenience stores, as a business partner. Mr. Harbison stayed on for a decade, ending in 1978, and ran Southland's Eastern Dairies Division, consisting of Harbisons and Embassy Dairies in Baltimore. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Sophia Ernst and Robert James Harbison Jr. He grew up in Frankford and moved with his family to Abington. He graduated from William Penn Charter School in 1940. In 1950, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson. The two settled in Abington. They moved to Meadowbrook and, finally, Huntingdon Valley. She died in 2008. He is survived by sons James Prescott, John Robert, Stephen Bartley, and Jeffrey Thompson; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a brother. He majored in mathematics at Harvard College, enrolled in officer training, and graduated early so he could join the Marine Corps. He rose to the rank of captain. After World War II, he earned a master's degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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John M Templeton Jr	John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jon D Fox, Robert Kenneth Dornan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Black America's Political Action Committee, America's Foundation, Stewart J Greenleaf, Freedom Works PAC, Melissa M Brown, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney, Lawrence Coughlin
Ray Oden Jr	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, James E Rogan, Newt Gingrich, Robert Kenneth Dornan, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Bill Jones, Black America's Political Action Committee, America's Foundation, Volunteer PAC, Freedom Works PAC, Pro-Growth Action Team, Marvin B Scott, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Michael Benjamin
Dana K Anderson	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Pat Toomey, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bill McCollum, James E Rogan, Robert Kenneth Dornan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Jones, Black America's Political Action Committee, Volunteer PAC, GROWPAC, Pro-Growth Action Team, Marvin B Scott, Swing States for a Conservative White House PAC Inc, Mitt Romney
Michael Keiser	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, James E Rogan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Bill Jones, Black America's Political Action Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney
C Boyden Gray	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bill McCollum, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, America's Foundation, Volunteer PAC, Mitt Romney, Oliver North
James A Patterson	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, James E Rogan, Robert Kenneth Dornan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Black America's Political Action Committee, Volunteer PAC, Pro-Growth Action Team, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney, Oliver North
Ed Rogers	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Bill McCollum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, America's Foundation, Freedom Works PAC, GROWPAC, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Oliver North
Robert H Asher	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Pat Toomey, Bill McCollum, James E Rogan, Jon D Fox, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, America's Foundation, Stewart J Greenleaf, Melissa M Brown, Mitt Romney
Giuseppe Cecchi	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Black America's Political Action Committee, America's Foundation, Volunteer PAC, Pro-Growth Action Team, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney, Michael Benjamin
Jack E Caveney	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, James E Rogan, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Black America's Political Action Committee, Freedom Works PAC, GROWPAC, Marvin B Scott, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Michael Benjamin
J Steven Hart	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bill McCollum, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, America's Foundation, Volunteer PAC, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney
Eric M Javits	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, James E Rogan, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Black America's Political Action Committee, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney
Richard DeVos	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Pat Toomey, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bill McCollum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Black America's Political Action Committee, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney
Harold Simmons	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bill McCollum, Newt Gingrich, Robert Kenneth Dornan, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Mitt Romney, Oliver North
Bruce E Toll	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Pat Toomey, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Jon D Fox, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, America's Foundation, Stewart J Greenleaf, Melissa M Brown, Mitt Romney
John Penson	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, James E Rogan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Black America's Political Action Committee, America's Foundation, Volunteer PAC, Freedom Works PAC, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney, Michael Benjamin
Lanny Griffith	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Bill McCollum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, America's Foundation, Freedom Works PAC, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney, Oliver North
Joseph Petrone	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Newt Gingrich, Robert Kenneth Dornan, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Bill Jones, Black America's Political Action Committee, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney
Bryce L Harlow	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Bill McCollum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Volunteer PAC, Freedom Works PAC, Mitt Romney
Mark Isakowitz	John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, James E Rogan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, America's Foundation, Volunteer PAC, Freedom Works PAC, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1923
Date of death	Mar 15 '15

Robert James Harbison III

4th generation head of Harbisons Dairies, founded in Philadelphia in 1865

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