| Birth Day | February 17, 1843 |
| Birth Place | Chatham, NJ |
| Age | 176 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Dec 7, 1913 (age 70) |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Invented the mail-order Business. He founded Montgomery Ward & Company in August 1872.
He went to work as a traveling salesman of dry goods. Noticing that many rural Midwesterns were being overcharged by local stores with little competition, he decided to serve them via a mail-order Business.
His first inventory was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire.
He was born into a large working-class family.
He was the Sam Walton of his time.
