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Levi Ziegler Leiter

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Levi Ziegler Leiter

Birth
Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
9 Jun 1904 (aged 69)
Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
Section L, location 24
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Merchant, Real Estate Entrepreneur, Millionaire
Co-founder of Field, Palmer, Leiter & Co., which became Marshall Field & Company, a large department store in Chicago. Invested in real estate in the Chicago area. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Chicago Relief and Aid Society helping with the rebuilding of the city after the fire of 1871. He was president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Chicago Historical Society. He and his son, Joseph, purchased land in Franklin County, Illinois, and founded Zeigler Coal Company.
Merchant, Real Estate Entrepreneur, Millionaire
Co-founder of Field, Palmer, Leiter & Co., which became Marshall Field & Company, a large department store in Chicago. Invested in real estate in the Chicago area. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Chicago Relief and Aid Society helping with the rebuilding of the city after the fire of 1871. He was president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Chicago Historical Society. He and his son, Joseph, purchased land in Franklin County, Illinois, and founded Zeigler Coal Company.

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"THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED" / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND THE HONOURED AND / BELOVED MEMORY OF / LEVI ZIEGLER LEITER / BORN NOVEMBER 22ND 1834 / DIED JUNE 9TH 1904 / MARY THERESA CARVER LEITER / BORN DECEMBER 13TH 1844 / DIED MARCH 6TH 1913

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  • Created by: Audrey
  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19608582/levi_ziegler-leiter: accessed ), memorial page for Levi Ziegler Leiter (22 Nov 1834–9 Jun 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19608582, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).