Aaron Montgomery Ward

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Aaron Montgomery Ward was an American businessman and pioneer of mail-order retailing who founded the Montgomery Ward department store company in the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
retail pioneer
advocatedFor public access to Chicago lakefront
associatedWith Chicago civic reform
burialPlace Rosehill Cemetery
businessFocus serving rural and small-town customers
businessModel mail-order catalog
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1844-02-17
dateOfDeath 1913-12-07
employer Montgomery Ward
surface form: Montgomery Ward & Co.
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Ward
founded Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward
surface form: Montgomery Ward & Co.
givenName Aaron
hasHeritage European American
surface form: European-American
honoredIn statue in Chicago, Illinois
industry retail
knownFor founding Montgomery Ward & Co.
pioneering mail-order retailing in the United States
languageSpoken English
legacy influenced later mail-order and catalog businesses
name Aaron Montgomery Ward self-link
nationality American
notableAchievement helped transform American retail through catalog sales
notableWork first general merchandise mail-order catalog in the United States
occupation businessman
company founder
retailer
philanthropy advocacy for preservation of Chicago lakefront parks
placeOfBirth Chatham Borough, New Jersey
surface form: Chatham, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
religion Methodist
residence Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
sexOrGender male
significantEvent launched first mail-order catalog for rural customers
stateOfBirth New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
stateOfDeath Illinois
workLocation Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

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Montgomery Ward foundedBy Aaron Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward notableEmployee Aaron Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward namedAfter Aaron Montgomery Ward
Aaron Montgomery Ward name Aaron Montgomery Ward self-link