From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Ives Cobb (August 19, 1859 – March 27, 1931), born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Albert Adams and Mary Russell Candler Cobb, was a Chicago-based architect i...
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Ives Cobb (August 19, 1859 – March 27, 1931), born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Albert Adams and Mary Russell Candler Cobb, was a Chicago-based architect i...
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Harold Fowler McCormick, Sr.
McCormick was Chairman of the Board of International Harvester Company
Biography
He was born on May 2, 1872, the sixth child of Cyrus McCormick, inventor and ...
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Harold Fowler McCormick, Sr.
McCormick was Chairman of the Board of International Harvester Company
Biography
He was born on May 2, 1872, the sixth child of Cyrus McCormick, inventor and ...
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Field (August 18, 1834 – January 16, 1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores.Life and careerMarshall Field was born on a farm in Conway, Franklin County, Ma...
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Field (August 18, 1834 – January 16, 1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores.Life and careerMarshall Field was born on a farm in Conway, Franklin County, Ma...
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Capitalist. A Founder of the meat packing industry with brother Michael. Married Mary Nolan abt 1872 in Wisconsin. Three daughters: Elizabeth (Bessie); Julia Cudahy Walsh; and Mary. Married Margaret O'...
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Capitalist. A Founder of the meat packing industry with brother Michael. Married Mary Nolan abt 1872 in Wisconsin. Three daughters: Elizabeth (Bessie); Julia Cudahy Walsh; and Mary. Married Margaret O'...
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Click here to view the Wikipedia web page for Julius Rosenwald. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Julius Rosenwald. Born August 12, 1862 in Springfield, Illinois. Died January 6, 1932 (aged 69), H...
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Click here to view the Wikipedia web page for Julius Rosenwald. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Julius Rosenwald. Born August 12, 1862 in Springfield, Illinois. Died January 6, 1932 (aged 69), H...
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Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of...
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Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of...
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The following came from Investor’s Business Daily, Monday, March 31, 2014:=Montgomery Ward Filled Catalogs, Stores, Coffers=So many people told Aaron Montgomery Ward he would go broke trying to sell me...
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The following came from Investor’s Business Daily, Monday, March 31, 2014:=Montgomery Ward Filled Catalogs, Stores, Coffers=So many people told Aaron Montgomery Ward he would go broke trying to sell me...
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Heiress, Philanthropist, Socialite. Delia Spencer married Arthur Caton in 1876. Arthur has been described as a Chicago lawyer, sportsman and clubman. The son of one of Illinois’ first state Supreme Cou...
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Heiress, Philanthropist, Socialite. Delia Spencer married Arthur Caton in 1876. Arthur has been described as a Chicago lawyer, sportsman and clubman. The son of one of Illinois’ first state Supreme Cou...
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Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist. He is known as the inventor of the Pullman sleeping car, and for violently suppressing striking workers i...
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Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist. He is known as the inventor of the Pullman sleeping car, and for violently suppressing striking workers i...
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Edith McCormick (Rockefeller)
Rockefeller McCormick was an American socialite and opera patron.
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McCormick was the fourth daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839 – 193...
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Edith McCormick (Rockefeller)
Rockefeller McCormick was an American socialite and opera patron.
Biography
McCormick was the fourth daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839 – 193...
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Often credited for inventing the Reaper, which was created by a black slave named Jo Anderson. Cyrus McCormick got the patent because slaves were considered property and not citizens, thus could not le...
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Often credited for inventing the Reaper, which was created by a black slave named Jo Anderson. Cyrus McCormick got the patent because slaves were considered property and not citizens, thus could not le...
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Fowler McCormick (1835–1923), was an American philanthropist, after inheriting part of what is now International Harvester corporation.==Life== Nancy "Nettie" Fowler was born in 1835 and was raised by ...
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Fowler McCormick (1835–1923), was an American philanthropist, after inheriting part of what is now International Harvester corporation.==Life== Nancy "Nettie" Fowler was born in 1835 and was raised by ...
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Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Jul 7 2019, 7:56:54 UTC
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Ferdinand Wythe Peck (1848-1924) was a wealthy Chicago, Illinois, businessman and philanthropist, best known for financing Chicago's Auditorium Building.
He was the youngest son of Mary Kent Peck an...
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Ferdinand Wythe Peck (1848-1924) was a wealthy Chicago, Illinois, businessman and philanthropist, best known for financing Chicago's Auditorium Building.
He was the youngest son of Mary Kent Peck an...
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Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American-British retail magnate who founded the London-based department store SelfrHarry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947)...
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Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American-British retail magnate who founded the London-based department store SelfrHarry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947)...
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