Dexter M. Ferry
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Dexter M. Ferry was a prominent 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the D.M. Ferry & Co. seed company in Detroit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dexter M. Ferry canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Detroit business community
ⓘ
Detroit philanthropic institutions ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | mail-order and retail seed packet sales ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1833-08-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1907-11-10 ⓘ |
| employer | D. M. Ferry & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
Gilded Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| expanded | national distribution of garden seeds in the United States ⓘ |
| familyName | Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agriculture
ⓘ
seed industry ⓘ |
| founded | D. M. Ferry & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Dexter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Dexter M. Ferry Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | development of commercial seed packets in the United States ⓘ |
| industry | seed trade ⓘ |
| influenced | commercial gardening and farming practices in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | building one of the largest seed companies in the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| notableFor | philanthropic gifts to Detroit institutions ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Ferry residence on East Ferry Avenue, Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | D. M. Ferry & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
civic causes in Detroit
ⓘ
education ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBusiness | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | Republican Party supporter ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of D. M. Ferry & Co.
ⓘ
president of D. M. Ferry & Co. ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Evelyn Paine Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)