Businessman. Son of Nelson Wanamaker and of Elizabeth Deshong Kochersperger. He is the founder of Wanamaker's Department Stores of Philadelphia, New York and Paris. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison appointed John Wanamaker as Postmaster General of the United States, an office he held until 1893. He is considered a pioneer merchant tycoon of the 19th and early 20th century pioneering novel concepts of advertising, modern-style department stores, customer satisfaction guarantees and employee benefit plans.
Businessman. Son of Nelson Wanamaker and of Elizabeth Deshong Kochersperger. He is the founder of Wanamaker's Department Stores of Philadelphia, New York and Paris. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison appointed John Wanamaker as Postmaster General of the United States, an office he held until 1893. He is considered a pioneer merchant tycoon of the 19th and early 20th century pioneering novel concepts of advertising, modern-style department stores, customer satisfaction guarantees and employee benefit plans.
Bio by: Ubique
Family Members
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John Nelson Wanamaker
1811–1862
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Mary Erringer Brown Wanamaker
1839–1920 (m. 1860)
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William Henry Wanamaker
1839–1905
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Elizabeth Wanamaker Fry
1842–1925
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Mary Ellen Wanamaker Fales
1844–1918
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Samuel Mathias Wanamaker
1848–1904
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Francis Marion Wanamaker
1850–1916
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Isabella Atlee Wanamaker
1858–1861
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Thomas Brown Wanamaker
1861–1908
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Rodman Wanamaker
1863–1928
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Horace Wanamaker
1864–1864
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Harriet E Wanamaker
1865–1870
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Mary Brown Wanamaker Warburton
1871–1954
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Elizabeth Wanamaker McLeod
1876–1927
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