Richard Warren Sears

Entrepreneur

Birthday December 7, 1863

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Stewartville, MN

DEATH DATE Sep 28, 1914 (50)

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Numerology: 1

About

Founder of the Sears, Roebuck and Company department store franchise with partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.

Before Fame

He worked in telegraphy and as a railroad station agent. He started out selling gold-filled pocket watches in Chicago rail stations.

Trivia

He published his first Sears catalog in 1893, selling only watches. He was offering clothing, plows, silverware, bicycles, and athletic equipment by 1897.

Family Life

He married Anna Lydia Meckstroth in June 1868.

Associated With

He was a close childhood friend of Almanzo Wilder, future husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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