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'''William Cooper Procter''' (August 25, 1862 – May 2, 1934) was head of [[Procter & Gamble]] from 1907 to 1930 and was the last member of the founding families to lead the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.pg.com/blog/heritage/wcp|title=The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of William Cooper Procter|access-date=2017-08-07|publisher=[[Procter & Gamble]]}}</ref>

==Biography==
He was born on August 25, 1862. He was the grandson of [[William Procter (candlemaker)|William Procter]], the co-founder of [[Procter & Gamble]]. He attended [[Princeton University]] and graduated in 1883.

Procter's donation to [[Princeton University]] provided for the construction of Procter Hall.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gives Princeton $200,000. William Cooper Procter Provides Fund for Graduate School Dormitory |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/04/11/archives/gives-princeton-200000-william-cooper-procter-provides-fund-for.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=April 11, 1925 }}</ref> It is one of several Gothic buildings designed by [[Ralph Adams Cram]] to serve as the new [[Princeton University Graduate College|Graduate College]], Procter Hall is particularly noted for its Great West Window,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princeton.edu/~gradcol/album/picsphall.htm|title=Procter Hall Pictures}}</ref> designed by [[William Willet|William and Anne Lee Willet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.princeton.edu/~gradcol/perm/westwindow.htm|title = W. And A. Willet on the Great West Window ~ Procter Hall}}</ref> Today the building serves as the college's formal dining hall<ref>http://www.princeton.edu/us/dining/residential/locate/grad/<nowiki/> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915133338/http://www.princeton.edu/us/dining/residential/locate/grad/ |date=2016-09-15 }}</ref> and chief public space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princeton.edu/~gradcol/perm/hist.htm|title=Princeton University Graduate College ~ A Brief History}}</ref>

Procter joined the board of trustees for the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati (now known as [[Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center]]). In 1921, Procter was elected president of the new board of trustees, a position he held until his death in 1934. Procter's leadership and philanthropy led to an expansion in the hospital's size, scope, mission and reputation. One of the board's first acts was to change the hospital's name from Protestant Episcopal Hospital to the Children's Hospital.

A prestigious scientific research award by [[Sigma Xi]] society, the "William Procter Prize", bears his name. Procter was awarded an elected membership in Sigma Xi in 1939 and he later endowed this award in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxchase.org/news/2018-07-13-Skalka-2018-Procter-Prize |title=Fox Chase Cancer Center News|date=13 July 2018}}</ref> This award recognizes outstanding contributions to scientific research and the ability to communicate the significance of the research to scientists in other disciplines. Past recipients of this award include [[Jane Goodall]].
 
He died on May 2, 1934 in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], aged 71.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/05/03/archives/col-w-g-procter-dies-in-cincinnati-head-of-the-procter-gamble.html |title=Col. W. G. Procter Dies In Cincinnati. Head of the Procter & Gamble Company a Philanthropist and Noted Civic Leader  |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 3, 1934 |access-date=2017-08-07 }}</ref>

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==Bibliography==
Beatrice Katz, PhD. [http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/visit/facilities/gift-shop/store-items/history-book.htm ''Images of America -- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center''] (2008) book

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