Search results
James Cash Penney Jr. (September 16, 1875 – February 12, 1971) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the JCPenney stores in 1902. [1] Early life and education.
Sep 11, 2024 · J.C. Penney (born Sept. 16, 1875, Hamilton, Mo., U.S.—died Feb. 12, 1971, New York, N.Y.) was a merchant who established one of the largest chains of department stores in the United States. Penney’s first job was clerking in a general store for a salary of $2.27 per month.
Nov 8, 2014 · The JC Penney Company, long among the world’s largest department store chains, traces its roots to a one-room shop in a small Wyoming coal-mining town. The store’s founder was James Cash Penney, a Missourian born in 1875 who had moved west after his doctor suggested his health would benefit from the region’s drier climate.
Feb 20, 2023 · James Cash Penney (yes, that was his full name) learned about faith and business from his father, who served as the pastor of a small Primitive Baptist church in Hamilton, Missouri, and struggled to make a living off the family farm.
Dec 7, 2017 · From inauspicious beginnings rose one of the great entrepreneurs in American history, a man with unusual dedication and exceptionally high ideals. James Cash Penney, Jr., was born September 16, 1875, near Hamilton, Missouri, to the Reverend James C. Penney and his wife, Fanny.
Feb 17, 2014 · James Cash Penney was a famous mercantilist; he also was passionate about agricultural research. To that end, in 1952 he donated one of the world’s most respected dairy herds to establish CAFNR’s Foremost Dairy Research Center, west of Columbia.
May 21, 2018 · PENNEY, JAMES CASH. James Cash Penney (1875 – 1971) was born on his father's farm in Hamilton, Missouri, the seventh of 12 children. He grew up in a stern, joyless family. His father, a farmer, served as an unpaid preacher for a fundamentalist sect known as Primitive Baptists.
James Cash Penney, Sr. (1841–1895) James Cash Penney, Sr. was born December 29, 1841, in Mirabile, Missouri. His parents were Eli Penney (1799–1871) and Mary G. “Polly” Burris (1821–18??), both from Mercer County, Kentucky. He had twelve children with Mary Frances Paxton Penney.
Oct 24, 2014 · J.C. Penney . J.C. Penney was a nationwide chain of soft goods stores that had traditionally emphasized the small and medium size towns of America. The company founder, James Cash Penney, established his first store at Kemmerer, Wyoming, on April 1, 1902.
Dec 18, 2009 · Before profit sharing and employee ownership became heralded management techniques, James Cash Penney used them to build the first nationwide chain of department stores.
