Philip Danforth Armour
American meatpacking industrialist/founder: Chicago based Armour & Company (1832-1901) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 68
Philip Danforth Armour Sr. was an American meatpacking industrialist who founded the Chicago-based firm of Armour and Company. Born on a farm in upstate New York, he initially gained financial success when he made $8,000 during the California gold rush from 1852 to 1856.
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He later opened a wholesale soap business in Cincinnati, then moved it to Milwaukee.
