Rodman Wanamaker

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1863 – 1928

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Who was Rodman Wanamaker?

Lewis Rodman Wanamaker was a department store magnate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York City, and Paris, France. He was a patron of the arts, of education, of golf and athletics, of Native American scholarship, and was an investor in early aviation. He served as a Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1916.

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Born
Feb 13, 1863
Philadelphia
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Education
  • Princeton University
Lived in
  • Philadelphia
Died
Mar 9, 1928
Atlantic City

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on July 23, 2013

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