Alexander Turney Stewart
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Alexander Turney Stewart was a 19th-century Irish-born American entrepreneur and retail magnate who became one of the wealthiest men in the United States through his pioneering department stores and real estate ventures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-American
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businessperson ⓘ department store pioneer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ retail magnate ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1803-10-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
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Lisburn, Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessLocation | Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessSector |
dry goods
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real estate ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1876-04-10 ⓘ |
| developed | Garden City, Long Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | attended Trinity College Dublin (did not complete degree) ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
A. T. Stewart & Co.
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A. T. Stewart department store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building a retail empire in New York City
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founding one of the first major department stores in the United States ⓘ large-scale real estate development ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped establish the modern concept of the department store in the United States
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influenced later American retailing practices ⓘ |
| marriagePlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Turney Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| netWorthStatusAtDeath | among the richest Americans of his era ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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real estate investor ⓘ retailer ⓘ |
| openedStore |
A. T. Stewart cast-iron Palace on Broadway and 10th Street, New York City
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Marble Palace department store on Broadway, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ dry-goods store at 283 Broadway, New York City ⓘ |
| philanthropy | funded charitable projects in New York ⓘ |
| realEstateProject | planned community of Garden City on Long Island ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Cornelia Mitchell Clinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the wealthiest men in the United States in the 19th century ⓘ |
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