Josiah K. Lilly Jr.

Josiah K. Lilly, Jr. (1893-1966) was a pharmaceutical industrialist and President of Eli Lilly and Company. He was named for his father, Josiah K. Lilly Sr., who also headed the family business. Lilly was also known for his philanthropic activities and was a founder of the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. along with his father and his brother Eli Lilly, which has become one of he largest private foundations in the United States. He was an avid book collector, and always had his collections displayed somewhere in his house, Oldfields which is now a part of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He also treasured his brother Eli's collections of coins, toy soldiers, and other military trinkets.