Rowland Hussey Macy

Rowland Hussey Macy ( born August 30, 1822 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, † March 29, 1877, in Paris ) was an American businessman. He founded on October 28, 1858, the company RH Macy & Company, known as Macy's. Today Macy's, the largest department store in the world.

Macy was a member of a Quaker family. At fifteen, he went on a whaling ship, the Emily Morgan, to the sea. During this time he was a red star tattooed on his hand, which was part of the company logo later.

Between 1843 and 1855 Macy opened four retail stores, including the original Macy's in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Each of these businesses went bankrupt. Learning from his mistakes, Macy 1858 opened a new store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in New York. The opening is considered the start of the chain of stores.

He married in 1844 Louisa Houghton. The marriage produced two children went, ( born 1847), Rowland H. Macy and Macy Florence (1853 come into the world ) out. The marriage was divorced in 1877. In the same year Macy died.

Macy is buried in a cemetery in the Bronx. He was portrayed in the film The Miracle of Manhattan.

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  • Born in 1822
  • Died in 1877
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