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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aaron Montgomery Ward canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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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
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surface form:
Montgomery Ward & Co.
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| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ward ⓘ |
| founded |
Montgomery Ward
ⓘ
Montgomery Ward ⓘ
surface form:
Montgomery Ward & Co.
|
| givenName | Aaron ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
European American
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surface form:
European-American
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| honoredIn | statue in Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| industry | retail ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Montgomery Ward & Co.
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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
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company founder ⓘ retailer ⓘ |
| philanthropy | advocacy for preservation of Chicago lakefront parks ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chatham Borough, New Jersey
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surface form:
Chatham, New Jersey
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| placeOfDeath |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| religion | Methodist ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | launched first mail-order catalog for rural customers ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| stateOfDeath | Illinois ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.