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March 29, 1903 (63 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Celebrities born on June 24
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Cancer named Gustavus
Entrepreneurs from Massachusetts
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Gustavus Franklin Swift
Gustavus Franklin Swift, Sr. is an American business executive. He founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest at the end of the 19th century, where he presided until his death. He is credited with developing the first practical ice-cooled wagon, allowing his company to transport breaded meat to all parts of the country and abroad, ushering in "the era of beef prices. Inexpensive." Swift pioneered the use of animal by-products to make soaps, adhesives, fertilizers, various sundries and even medical products. Swift has donated large sums of money to organizations such as the University of Chicago, The Church of Methodist Bishops, and the YMCA. He founded Northwestern University's "Laboratory School" in tribute to his daughter, Annie May Swift, who died while studying there. When he died in 1903, his company was valued at between 125 million and 135 million dollars and had more than 21,000 employees.
BornJune 24, 1839, Sagamore, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 29, 1903, Lake Forest, Illinois
EducationHigh School
Spouse(s)Annie Maria Higgins
Children11 (2 died before reaching adulthood): Louis, Edward Foster, Annie May, Helen Louise, Charles Henry, Herbert L, George Hastings, Gustavus Franklin Swift Jr, Ruth May, and Harold Higgins
Parent(s)William Swift, Sally Crowell

About Gustavus Franklin Swift

Entrepreneur Gustavus Franklin Swift was born on June 24, 1839 in Massachusetts, United States (He dies at the age of 63, on March 29, 1903).

During the late 1800s, he was the owner of a meat-packing company in the Midwest.

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Gustavus Franklin Swift before becoming famous

Gustavus Franklin Swift was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1839 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

He grew up on a farm in Massachusetts and started working for a butcher shop at the age of 14.

Achievement of Gustavus Franklin Swift

He was instrumental in the development of a refrigerated railroad vehicle that enabled for the widespread distribution of low-cost beef.

Gustavus Franklin Swift's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Annie Maria Higgins, he had 11 children.

Gustavus Franklin Swift Collabed with

He worked for the same meatpacking sector that offered scandalous material for author Novelist Upton Sinclair at the turn of the century.

Upton Sinclair (1878 - 1968) (Novelist)
Upton Sinclair (1878 - 1968)

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Gustavus Franklin Swift Income & Net worth

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Gustavus Franklin Swift Height and Weight

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