George Dayton

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George Dayton was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the retail company that became Target Corporation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
associatedWithOrganization Dayton Dry Goods Company NERFINISHED
Target Corporation NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED
businessFocus department stores
retail merchandising
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
fieldOfWork commerce
philanthropy
founded Dayton Company NERFINISHED
Dayton Dry Goods Company NERFINISHED
hasLegacy Dayton’s department stores NERFINISHED
Target Corporation NERFINISHED
hasPhilanthropicFocus community institutions
religious causes
hasRelative Dayton family NERFINISHED
hasSuccessorOrganization Target Corporation NERFINISHED
industry retail
knownFor charitable giving
department store development in Minneapolis
notableFor founding the retail company that became Target Corporation
notableRole founder of Dayton Dry Goods Company
founder of the company that evolved into Target Corporation
occupation businessman
philanthropist
placeOfActivity Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Minnesota NERFINISHED
socialRole community leader in Minneapolis

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Target Corporation foundedBy George Dayton