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. [4]