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Name: Aaron Montgomery Ward
Birth Date: February 17, 1843
Death Date: December 7, 1913
Place of Birth: Chatham, New York, United States
Place of Death: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: merchant

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Biography of Aaron Montgomery Ward
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American merchant Aaron Montgomery Ward (1843-1913) helped create mail-order merchandising and built the large mail-order house which bears his name. Born in Chatham, N.Y., A. Montgomery Ward moved to Niles, Mich., with his parents. He went to work at...


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Aaron Montgomery Ward Information
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Aaron Montgomery Ward (February 17, 1844 - December 7, 1913) was an American businessman notable for the invention of mail order. The mail-order industry was started by Aaron Montgomery Ward in 1872 in Chicago. Ward, a young traveling salesman of dry...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
Montgomery Ward to Close All Stores
12/29/2000: 1,242 words, approx. 4 pages
Montgomery Ward Inc., one of the oldest names in American retailing and the originator of catalogue shopping, is shutting its doors after 128 years, the company said yesterday. The Chicago-based retailer, which gave American consumers their first money-back satisfaction guarantee as well as...
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San Diego Business Journal
Montgomery Ward: An Early Retail Pioneer.
02/19/2001: 417 words, approx. 1 pages
Chicago-based Montgomery Ward & Co. has had a long history as one of the pioneers in U.S. retail. The chain, with 250 stores nationwide -- including three is San Diego County -- dates back to 1872. It was that year when traveling...
 


 

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