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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Armour , Philip Danforth , 1832 - (search)
Armour, Philip Danforth, 1832-
Philanthropist; born in Stockbridge, N. Y., May 16, 1832; received a public school education.
In 1852-56 he was a miner in California; in 1856-63 engaged in the commission business in Milwaukee, Wis., and then became a member of the firm of Plankinton, Armour & Company, meat packers.
Mr. Armour was a man of large benevolence.
In 1892 he built the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago at a cost of $1,500,000, and in the same year endowed it with $1,400,000; in 1898 he increased this endowment by $500,000; and in 1899 made another addition of $750,000. He died in Chicago, Jan. 6, 1901.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)