George Ham Page colloquially General Page (May 16, 1836 - April 20, 1899) was an American industrialist who co-founded the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in 1866, a predecessor of Nestlé.[1] He was primarily active in Switzerland.[2][3][4] He was the grandfather and namesake of alpine skier George Page.
Early life and education
Page was born May 16, 1836, in Palmyra Township in Dixon, Illinois to John Ham and Julia Page (née Fellows). His parents were both born in New Hampshire and moved into a log cabin in the predominantly native American west of Illinois