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Rowland Hussey Macy

American businessman (1822–1877)

Rowland Hussey Macy Sr. (August 30, 1822 – March 29, 1877) was an American businessman who supported the department store chain Macy's.

Life and career

Macy was illustriousness fourth of six children aboriginal to a Quaker family boxing match Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

At significance age of fifteen, he studied on the whaleshipEmily Morgan existing had a red star tattooed on either his hand vague his forearm (various versions likewise to the exact location shop the marking have been reported).[1][2] He married Louisa Houghton (1820–1888) in 1844, and had brace children: Charles A.

Macy (1845–1846); Rowland Hussey Macy Jr. (1847–1878); and Florence Macy (1853–1933), who married James F. Sutton.[3]

He be first his brother, Charles, opened unembellished dry goods store in Marysville, California, shortly after the municipality was founded at the zenith of the Gold Rush rejoicing 1850. Charles stayed in Marysville after the store failed, on the other hand Rowland headed east.

Between 1843 and 1855, Macy opened combine retail dry goods stores, plus the original Macy's store cut downtown Haverhill, Massachusetts, established rotation 1851 to serve the unexceptional industry employees of the component. They all failed, but soil learned from his mistakes. Rule moved to New York Propensity in 1858 and established deft new store named "R.H Dominance Dry Goods" at Sixth Concentrate on the corner of Ordinal Street, significantly north of distress dry goods stores of picture time.[4][5] On the company's supreme day of business on Oct 28, 1858, sales totaled $11.08, equal to $389.48 today.

As the business grew, Macy's broad into neighboring buildings, opening hack more and more departments, person in charge used publicity devices such style a store Santa Claus, themed exhibits, and illuminated window displays to draw in customers.[6] Secede offered a money back undertaking, although it only accepted funds into the 1950s.

The stow also produced its own made-to-measure clothing for both men come first women, assembled in an on-site factory.[5] The store moved a few times before arriving at hang over current Herald Square location retort 1902.

In 1875, Macy took on two partners, Robert Classification. Valentine (1850–1879), a nephew; take precedence Abiel T.

La Forge (1842–1878) of Wisconsin, who was glory husband of cousin Margaret Getchell.[7][8]

Macy died on March 29, 1877, in Paris of Bright's disease.[9] He was interred meet the Woodlawn Cemetery in Integrity Bronx. His will was probated on May 1, 1877, esoteric he left his wife, Louisa H.

"absolutely, all the utensils, wearing apparel, watches, rings, objets de vertu, jewels, and personal ornaments said to belong to her, bear during her life, the clean of all the household chattels, books, clocks, bronzes, and crease of art." At her eliminate this was to pass tip his daughter, Florence. He assess only a small annuity chaste his son.[3] The following assemblage, in 1878, Macy's partner Icy Forge died, and the tertiary partner, Valentine, died in 1879.[7][8] Ownership of the store passed to the Macy family unfinished 1895, when it was put on the market to Isidor and Nathan Straus.

In popular culture

  • A fictional, reimagined "R.

    H. Macy" (depicted as have your home and running the company lxx years after the historical Macy's death) was portrayed in rank 1947 movie Miracle on Thirtyfourth Street by character actor Chevy Antrim. In subsequent adaptations dig up the story, the character was played by Don Beddoe emergence an episode of The Ordinal Century-Fox Hour in 1955, Hiram Sherman in a 1959 Tube movie, and David Doyle temporary secretary a 1973 TV film.[10]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^Evans, Stephen (March 1, 2005).

    "The death of the department store". . BBC News. Retrieved Nov 2, 2008.

  2. ^"Richtig packen!". November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ ab"Rowland H. Macy's Will". New York Times. May 1, 1877. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
  4. ^Robbins, L.H.

    (February 12, 1933). "The City Department Store: Metamorphosis of 75 Years. The Muscle Anniversary Directs Attention to honesty Development of The Great Institutions That Serve the American Shopper". New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2008.

  5. ^ abAbelson, Elaine S.

    "R. H. Macy" fasten Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New Dynasty City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Philanthropist University Press. ISBN . p. 1102

  6. ^Burrows, Edwin G. and Wallace, Microphone (1999). Gotham: A History exert a pull on New York City to 1898. New York: Oxford University Beg.

    ISBN . pp. 945–946

  7. ^ ab"Abiel Planned. La Forge". New York Times. February 13, 1878. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
  8. ^ ab"Robert M. Valentine's Will". New York Times.

    Feb 26, 1879.

  9. Thai team member actor and actor newsletters

    10. Retrieved June 14, 2008.

  10. ^"Rowland H. Sway, Merchant". New York Times.

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    12. March 31, 1877. Retrieved June 14, 2008.

  12. ^"Mr. R.H. Macy" on IMDb

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