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George William Church, Sr. (March 30, 1887 – November 18, 1956) was an American businessman who founded Church's Chicken. Career. Church was born in Oak Grove, Missouri in 1887 to Isaac Wesley Church and Mary Josephine Webb. On April 17, 1952, Church started Church's Fried Chicken-To-Go, across the road from The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Church's founder was George W. Church, Sr. After retiring from a career in the poultry business, working as an incubator salesman, Church was 65 when he decided to launch a business selling fried chicken, pursuing a fast food concept that was ahead of its time.
George Church Sr. was the founder of Church's Chicken, a fast food chain. He died in 1956 and is buried in Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Apr 19, 2022 · In 1952, George W. Church Sr. created an establishment that offered freshly cooked, quality fried chicken that embraced the bold flavors of Texas. In the past 70 years since the first Church’s ...
Dec 11, 2021 · The chain was founded by George W. Church Sr., a retired chicken incubator salesman. The fried chicken visionary’s concept was inspired by the fast-moving and changing lifestyles in a...
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Church's Texas Chicken is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To-Go by George W. Church Sr. in April 1952, in San Antonio, Texas, across the street from The Alamo.