Editing Jack Eckerd (section)

{{short description|American businessman (1913–2004)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jack Eckerd
| image               = Jack Eckerd.jpg
| caption             = Eckerd, {{Circa|1970}}
| office              = Administrator of the [[General Services Administration]]
| president           = [[Gerald Ford]]
| term_start          = November 21, 1975
| term_end            = February 11, 1977
| predecessor         = [[Arthur F. Sampson]]
| successor           = [[Jay Solomon]]
| birth_name          = 
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1913|5|16}}
| birth_place         = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2004|5|19|1913|5|16}}
| death_place         = [[Clearwater, Florida]], U.S.
| other_names         = 
| alma_mater          = [[Culver Academies|Culver Military Academy]]
| spouse              = Ruth Binnicker Swann (1957–2004; his death)
| known_for           = Owner of [[Eckerd Corporation|Eckerd Drugs]]<br />1978 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Candidate|nominee]] for [[Governor of Florida]]
| occupation          = [[Business]]man
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
}}
'''Jack Eckerd''' (May 16, 1913 – May 19, 2004) was an American businessman and the second generation owner of [[Eckerd Corporation|Eckerd]] chain of drugstores.