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Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American retail magnate who founded the London-based department store Selfridges. The early years of his leadership of Selfridges led to his becoming one of the most respected and wealthy retail magnates in the United Kingdom.
Harry Gordon Selfridge (born Jan. 11, 1858, Ripon, Wis., U.S.—died May 8, 1947, London, Eng.) was the founder of Selfridges department store in London. The son of a small storekeeper in Wisconsin, Selfridge at age 21 joined the wholesale-retail firm of Field, Leiter and Company (later Marshall Field and Company) in Chicago, where he worked ...
Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American-British business owner. He founded the London -based department store Selfridges . He was one of the most respected and wealthy retail businessmen in the United Kingdom .
Feb 2, 2016 · Harry was 51 when he opened shop in 1909, but the TV series gives the impression he was much younger when he made his first steps towards building his great retail empire. Whilst they have aged him by series 4 (which is set in 1928), he is still looking like a remarkably well-preserved man for 70.
Harry Gordon Selfridge, 1858–1947, American-British retail merchant, b. Ripon, Wis. He moved to Chicago in 1876, where he started a successful 25-year career at Marshall Field & Co., developing it into a modern department store.
Sep 28, 2016 · One of the city’s greatest men and founders of one of its biggest department stores wasn’t actually born in the United Kingdom at all. He was born in Ripon, Wisconsin on 11 January 1858, though only stayed there for a few months until his family moved to Jackson, Michigan.
Harry Gordon Selfridge lifts the curtains to reveal Selfridges’ very first windows, signalling the opening of the store. He handed out keys to the very first customers to make them feel at home, famously saying “everyone is welcome” – an ethos we’ve shared ever since.
