Department Store magnate
Timothy A. Chapman, spent his youth on the farm in Gilead, Me. where he was born on the 23rd of May, 1824. Studied in the common school and Yarmouth academy. At 20 years of age became a clerk in a dry goods store, for six years in Boston, then was seven years a partner in the same business. In 1857, removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he commenced business under the name Hasset & Chapman. In 1885 his store, with its contents, was consumed by fire, the loss being nearly $700,000. A new building was erected, and in a few years the number of his employés and their families exceeded the entire population of his native place, Gilead, Me. (From "The United States Biographical Dictionary, Wisconsin Volume," American Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Cincinnati and New York, 1877)
In 1978, the company acquired Manchester's Department Stores in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chapman family retained ownership of the company until 1983, and eventually it had seven locations. The company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1987 and closed all their stores. At the time of bankruptcy, there were six locations: three in Milwaukee, two in Madison and one in Appleton.
Timothy A. Chapman, spent his youth on the farm in Gilead, Me. where he was born on the 23rd of May, 1824. Studied in the common school and Yarmouth academy. At 20 years of age became a clerk in a dry goods store, for six years in Boston, then was seven years a partner in the same business. In 1857, removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he commenced business under the name Hasset & Chapman. In 1885 his store, with its contents, was consumed by fire, the loss being nearly $700,000. A new building was erected, and in a few years the number of his employés and their families exceeded the entire population of his native place, Gilead, Me. (From "The United States Biographical Dictionary, Wisconsin Volume," American Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Cincinnati and New York, 1877)
In 1978, the company acquired Manchester's Department Stores in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chapman family retained ownership of the company until 1983, and eventually it had seven locations. The company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1987 and closed all their stores. At the time of bankruptcy, there were six locations: three in Milwaukee, two in Madison and one in Appleton.
Department Store magnate
Timothy A. Chapman, spent his youth on the farm in Gilead, Me. where he was born on the 23rd of May, 1824. Studied in the common school and Yarmouth academy. At 20 years of age became a clerk in a dry goods store, for six years in Boston, then was seven years a partner in the same business. In 1857, removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he commenced business under the name Hasset & Chapman. In 1885 his store, with its contents, was consumed by fire, the loss being nearly $700,000. A new building was erected, and in a few years the number of his employés and their families exceeded the entire population of his native place, Gilead, Me. (From "The United States Biographical Dictionary, Wisconsin Volume," American Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Cincinnati and New York, 1877)
In 1978, the company acquired Manchester's Department Stores in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chapman family retained ownership of the company until 1983, and eventually it had seven locations. The company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1987 and closed all their stores. At the time of bankruptcy, there were six locations: three in Milwaukee, two in Madison and one in Appleton.
Timothy A. Chapman, spent his youth on the farm in Gilead, Me. where he was born on the 23rd of May, 1824. Studied in the common school and Yarmouth academy. At 20 years of age became a clerk in a dry goods store, for six years in Boston, then was seven years a partner in the same business. In 1857, removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he commenced business under the name Hasset & Chapman. In 1885 his store, with its contents, was consumed by fire, the loss being nearly $700,000. A new building was erected, and in a few years the number of his employés and their families exceeded the entire population of his native place, Gilead, Me. (From "The United States Biographical Dictionary, Wisconsin Volume," American Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Cincinnati and New York, 1877)
In 1978, the company acquired Manchester's Department Stores in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chapman family retained ownership of the company until 1983, and eventually it had seven locations. The company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1987 and closed all their stores. At the time of bankruptcy, there were six locations: three in Milwaukee, two in Madison and one in Appleton.
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