Kenneth Nelson Dayton

1922 - 2003  (80 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Kenneth Nelson Dayton
  Born	20 Jul 1922	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Army, WWII
  Occupation	He retired as chief executive of the Dayton Hudson Corporation, now the Target Corporation, in 1976, and stepped down from the board in 1983.
  Philanthropy	Kenneth and his wife contributed more than $100 million to the Minnesota Orchestra, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and other civic and social causes.
  Died	19 Jul 2003	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
  Cremated	Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Donald Chadwick Dayton,   b. 13 Aug 1914, Hennepin County, Minnesota ,   d. 22 Jun 1989, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
  2. Elizabeth Dayton,   b. 24 May 1915, Hennepin County, Minnesota ,   d. 24 May 1915, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  3. Bruce Bliss Dayton,   b. 16 Aug 1918, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota ,   d. 13 Nov 2015, Orono, Hennepin, Minnesota
  4. Wallace Corliss Dayton,   b. 12 Mar 1921, Hennepin County, Minnesota ,   d. 27 Oct 2002, Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota
  5. Douglas James Dayton,   b. 2 Dec 1924, Hennepin County, Minnesota ,   d. 4 Jul 2013, Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota
  Person ID	I21584	Nagel
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	George Nelson Dayton,   b. 3 Aug 1886, Minnesota ,   d. 1 Apr 1950, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Grace Crouthers Bliss,   b. 15 Feb 1890, South Dakota ,   d. 1 Apr 1966, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married		Dayton/Bliss Marriage Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 01 Oct 1912, Tue, Page 6
  Family ID	F7104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judy Davis Winton
  Children	1. Judson Mcdonald Dayton   2. Duncan Nelson Dayton
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F7018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jul 1922 - Hennepin County, Minnesota Died - 19 Jul 2003 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota Cremated - - Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Kenneth Nelson Dayton Kenneth Nelson Dayton
  		The Dayton Brothers The Dayton Brothers. Left to right: Douglas, Wallace, Donald, Kenneth and Bruce.

  
  

  Documents

  Kenneth and Judy Dayton Tradition Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 30 Nov 1997, Sunday, Page 16

  
  

• Notes

  Kenneth's ashes were scattered at the Jo Pond in Lakewood Cemetery.