Post family
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The Post family is a prominent American family best known for its fortune from the Post cereal empire and its influential social and philanthropic legacy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
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business family ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany |
General Foods Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Post Cereal NERFINISHED ⓘ Postum Cereal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Postum Cereal Food Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEstate |
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mar-a-Lago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Battle Creek, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Palm Beach, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilanthropyIn |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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Palm Beach, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy | C. W. Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
American breakfast habits
ⓘ
American consumer culture ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
C. W. Post
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dina Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ E. F. Hutton (by marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Merriweather Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
breakfast cereal industry
ⓘ
food industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gilded Age and early 20th-century high society presence
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charitable giving in health and education ⓘ collecting European art and decorative arts ⓘ support for cultural institutions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Post cereal fortune
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food manufacturing business ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ social influence ⓘ |
| notableLineage |
Post–Hutton family
NERFINISHED
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Post–Merrill family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFromBusiness | Postum Cereal Company GENERATED ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
arts
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education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| relatedBusinessDynasty | American food industry dynasties GENERATED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
cereal manufacturing
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packaged foods ⓘ |
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