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Name: Gustavus Franklin Swift
Birth Date: June 24, 1839
Death Date: March 29, 1903
Place of Birth: Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States of America
Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: business executive, meatpacker

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Biography of Gustavus Franklin Swift
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Gustavus Swift (1839-1903) headed a large American corporation that revolutionized the meatpacking industry by using refrigerated railroad cars, strict cost controls at his plants, and "vertical integration." His practices helped overcome consumer...


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Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24 1839 – March 29 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled...


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The Boston Globe
A. Franklin Swift, 83 Former selectman in Norwood
08/02/1992: 193 words, approx. 1 pages
A. Franklin Swift, former chairman of the Norwood Board of Selectmen, died yesterday of heart failure at Norwood Hospital. He was 83 and had been hospitalized for pneumonia. Born in Bourne, for 35 years Mr. Swift ran Swift's Laundry, which was founded by...
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Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
Franklin Swift, 61, in towing business
01/27/2004: 214 words, approx. 1 pages
Franklin D. Swift, 61, of 106 Juniata Ave., died Saturday at Essa Flory Hospice Center after a brief illness. Swift was self-employed for 27 years in the towing and automobile salvage business. He was a former auto racer at Anthracite Raceway, Pottsville,...
 


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