Henry J. Heinz
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Henry John Heinz was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] Heinz died at his home on May 14, 1919, after contracting pneumonia.[2]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Henry John Heinz
- Born
- 11 October 1844
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 14 May 1919
- Place of death
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Burial place
- Homewood Cemetery
- Occupation
- Business magnate
- Known for
- The creator of Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
They had five children: Irene, Clarence, Howard, Robert, and Clifford.[3] In 1869, Henry John Heinz started small-scale food packing operations in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.[4] After the business went bankrupt in 1875, Heinz, along with his brother John and cousin Frederick, created F & J Heinz the next year.[4] In 1888, Heinz purchased his partners' shares and restructured the enterprise under the name H. J. Heinz Company.[5]
The company became a corporation in 1905, and Heinz held the presidency for his entire life.[5] On September 3, 1869, Heinz wed Sarah Sloan Young.[6] During his later years, Heinz attended both Methodist and Presbyterian services.[6]
What the cited sources add
Heinz was falsely accused of moving inventory and was arrested, making news in local papers.[7] The Notable Names Database states that Heinz attended business college and worked in his father's brick factory before opening his company.[8] By the late 1880s, media accounts referred to Heinz as the Pickle King, a nickname that lasted the rest of his life.[8] The same source reports that Heinz broke with most of the food industry in his ardent support of the Pure Food and Drug Act.[8]
By his death, Heinz had 17 factories, 98 salting houses, and offices in Europe.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Henry J. Heinz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Skrabec, "H.J. Heinz : A Biography", Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2009, p. 28 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry J. Heinz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Skrabec, "H.J. Heinz: A Biography", McFarland & Company, 2009, p. 27, 28, 83; McCafferty, "Henry J. Heinz: a biography", 1923, p. 20; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry J. Heinz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Henry J. Heinz", Notable Names Database; "The Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Research Professorship of Ophthalmology"; McCafferty, "Henry J. Heinz: a biography", 1923, p. 20; McCafferty, "Henry J. Heinz: a biography", 1923, p. 20 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry J. Heinz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hoover, "Brand Man: The HJ Heinz Story", Business History - The American Business History Center, 2018-07-05; "H.j. Heinz Company Encyclopedia.com", www.encyclopedia.com; Hoover, "Brand Man: The HJ Heinz Story", Business History - The American Business History Center, 2018-07-05 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry J. Heinz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "H.j. Heinz Company Encyclopedia.com", www.encyclopedia.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry J. Heinz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Skrabec, "H.J. Heinz: A Biography", McFarland & Company, 2009, p. 27, 28, 83 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Hoover, "Brand Man: The HJ Heinz Story", Business History - The American Business History Center, 2018-07-05. facts only, no text reused. americanbusinesshistory.org
- "Henry J. Heinz", Notable Names Database. facts only, no text reused. nndb.com
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