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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instanceOf Irish-American
businessperson
department store pioneer
entrepreneur
retail magnate
birthDate 1803-10-12
birthPlace Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland NERFINISHED
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
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. NERFINISHED
A. T. Stewart department store NERFINISHED
givenName Alexander
knownFor building a retail empire in New York City
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
influenced later American retailing practices
marriagePlace New York City NERFINISHED
movedTo New York City NERFINISHED
United States of America
name Alexander Turney Stewart NERFINISHED
nationality American
netWorthStatusAtDeath among the richest Americans of his era
occupation merchant
real estate investor
retailer
openedStore A. T. Stewart cast-iron Palace on Broadway and 10th Street, New York City NERFINISHED
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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Garden City, New York founder Alexander Turney Stewart