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About Harry Gordon Selfridge
Harry Gordon Selfridge was a department store magnate known for being the founder of the famous a chain of high end department stores Selfridges based in the United Kingdom.
Career
After leaving school, he did a variety of odd jobs until he found work as a stock boy in the wholesale department of Marshall Field and Company, one of the biggest department stores in Chicago. He was later made a junior partner in the business - a position which significantly improved his finances. He founded the Selfridges departments store in London after he retired from Marshall Field’s in 1909.
Personal Life
He married Rosalie “Rose” Buckingham in 1980. He and Rose had five children together. The couple remained married until Rose's death in 1918.
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Harry Gordon Selfridge was a famous American-English businessman, founded Selfridges, who was born on January 11, 1864. As a person born on this date, Harry Gordon Selfridge is listed in our database as the 1st most popular celebrity for the day (January 11) and the 1st most popular for the year (1864).
People born on January 11 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Harry Gordon Selfridge is the 128th most popular Capricorn.
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