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Edward Morris (businessman)

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Name
  
Edward Morris

Role
  
Businessman

Died
  
1913


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Edward Morris (October 1, 1866 – November 3, 1913) was President of Morris & Company, one of the three main meat-packing companies in Chicago.

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Biography

He was born on October 1, 1866 to Nelson Morris.

In 1890, he married Helen Swift, daughter of Gustavus Swift. Their daughter Muriel Gardiner was a psychiatrist.

As president of Morris and Company, Edward Morris was involved in the decision, in 1902, to form the National Packing Co. This holding company was targeted by Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh under the Elkins Act and eventually broken up in 1912.

He died on November 3, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois of kidney disease. In 1917 his widow married Francis Nielson.

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Edward Morris (businessman) Wikipedia