Gideon Daniel Searle (February 13, 1846 Randolph County, Indiana - January 22, 1917 Chicago, Illinois) was a druggist[1] and the founder of pharmaceutical company G.D. Searle, LLC.
[2] The company was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1888, moved to Chicago in 1910 before moving to Skokie, Illinois.
The company was acquired by Monsanto in 1987 for $2.7 billion.
[3] His father Herman Searle helped establish a Congregational church.
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