George Draper Dayton

1857 - 1938  (80 years)

• Name	George Draper Dayton
  Birth	6 Mar 1857	Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Businessman and entrepreneur, he formed the company which eventually became the Target Corporation.
  		Dayton's Department Store in 1903. Dayton's Department Store in 1903.
  		The Dayton's Department Store In The 1950's The Dayton's Department Store In The 1950's
  		George Draper Dayton Deals In Dry Goods "George Draper Dayton deals in dry goods, Runs a farm of quite a block, And it's libelous to say but, he believes in watered stock." From a Port-folio Of Cartoons 1915, published by H. B. Thomson, which featured cartoons and verse about movers and shakers in the Twin Cities in 1915, including businessmen William G. Northrup and Henry Doerr.
  Death	18 Feb 1938	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
  		George Draper Dayton Dies George Draper Dayton Dies, Moorhead Daily News, February 18, 1938
  		George Draper Dayton Obituary George Draper Dayton Obituary, Albert Lea Evening Tribune, February 18, 1938
  Burial	21 Feb 1938	Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Josephine Elizabeth Dayton,   b. 28 Mar 1840, Ontario County, New York d. 13 Sep 1925, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York
  2. Reverend Benjamin Bonney Dayton,   b. 5 Apr 1854   d. 8 Aug 1887
  3. Edson Carr Dayton,   b. 8 May 1860, Geneva, Ontario, New York d. 17 May 1942, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York
  Person ID	I21574	Nagel
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Doctor David Day Dayton,   b. 9 Jun 1811, Henrietta, Monroe, New York d. 5 Aug 1891, Geneva, Ontario, New York (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Caroline Wesley Draper,   b. 14 Oct 1815, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York d. 29 Mar 1886, Geneva, Ontario, New York (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F8903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Willard Chadwick,   b. 9 Jan 1856, New York d. 19 Jan 1931, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1878
  Children	+ 1. David Draper Dayton, Sr,   b. 13 Jun 1880, New York d. 25 Jul 1923, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 43 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Caroline Ward Dayton,   b. 5 Feb 1883, Geneva, Ontario, New York d. 26 Sep 1950, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. George Nelson Dayton,   b. 3 Aug 1886, Minnesota d. 1 Apr 1950, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Age 63 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Josephine Dayton,   b. 26 Apr 1889, Minnesota d. 8 Dec 1940, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 51 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Documents		Dayton Family, Volume One, Philanthropy In America Dayton Family, Volume One, Philanthropy In America, Page 116
  		Dayton Family, Volume One, Philanthropy In America Dayton Family, Volume One, Philanthropy In America, Page 117
  Family ID	F7103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Mar 1857 - Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York Death - 18 Feb 1938 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota Burial - 21 Feb 1938 - 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 » Slide Show		George Draper Dayton George Draper Dayton
  		George Draper Dayton George Draper Dayton
  		George Draper Dayton 76 Years Of Age George Draper Dayton 76 Years Of Age
  		George Draper Dayton Honorary Degree In 1932, George Dayton (right) received the honorary degree of Learned Doctor of Laws from Macalester College in Saint Paul.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		George Draper Dayton History Of Minnesota George Draper Dayton History Of Minnesota, Page 38, Volume 3
  		George Draper Dayton History Of Minnesota George Draper Dayton History Of Minnesota, Page 39, Volume 3
  		George Draper Dayton History Of Minnesota George Draper Dayton History Of Minnesota, Page 41, Volume 3
  		Sunday Closing (How George Draper Dayton Would Handle It) Sunday Closing (How George Draper Dayton Would Handle It), Austin Daily Herald, August 1, 1969
  		Merger Of Stores Regarding The Dayton's Merger Of Stores Regarding The Dayton's, Albert Lea Evening Tribune, August 9, 1978
  		Merger Of Stores Regarding The Dayton's Continued Merger Of Stores Regarding The Dayton's Continued, Albert Lea Evening Tribune, August 9, 1978

  
  

  1910 Census		1910 Dayton 1910 US census, Hennepin, Minnesota, enumeration district 139, Family Number 26, Dayton. (Census spans two pages for this family)
  		1910 Dayton 2 1910 US census, Hennepin, Minnesota, enumeration district 139, Family Number 26, Dayton. (Census spans two pages for this family)

  
  

• Notes

  Died of cancer.