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David May (merchant) - Wikipedia. David May (1848–1927) was an American businessman and founder of the May Company department store. Early life and education. David May was born to a Jewish family in Kaiserslautern, then located in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany.
David May was born in Kaiserlautern, Bavaria (Germany) in 1848. Along the way . . . David May journeyed to the United States in 1864, at the age of 16. His family arrived in New York and settled soon after in Cincinnati, Ohio, where David May stayed until graduating from business school.
Mar 30, 2012 · David May (Born: June 10, 1848 in Kaiserslautern, Bavaria; died: July 22, 1927 in Charlevoix, Michigan) was born to Jewish parents in Kaiserslautern, in the province of Bavaria, in 1848, and immigrated to America as a teenager in search of greater economic opportunity and to escape poverty, persecution, and restrictive laws back in Europe.
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Apr 23, 1992 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. David May II, grandson of the founder of the May Department Stores Co. and former vice chairman of the Board of Directors that oversees the several companies that...
In 1899, David May, the founder of May Department Stores, acquired E. R. Hull & Dutton Co. of Cleveland on Ontario Street, renaming it May Company, Cleveland. In 1914 May added an additional landmark building on Euclid Avenue, fronting on the southeast corner of Public Square.
David May (1848-1927) was an American businessman and founder of the May Company department store. Early life and education David May was born to a Jewish family in Kaiserlautern, Bavaria, Germany.
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David May immigrated to Colorado from Bavaria and started his first clothing store in Leadville in 1887. Later David May opened branches of his store in Irwin, Central City and Denver, Colorado. David May was an active supporter of National Jewish...
