Sears, Richard Warren (1863-1914)

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Albert Henry Loeb to Jane Addams, May 19,1908

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Jane Addams to Florence Kelley, July 1, 1912

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Birth Date

1863-12-07

Death Date

1914-09-28

Birthplace

Stewartville, Minnesota

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Richard Warren Sears was a businessman from Minnesota. Starting his career as a railroad telegraph operator in 1880, Sears went on to establish a giant mail order firm Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck. By the time Sears retired at the age of 45, he was estimated to be worth about $20,00,000.

Sears married Anna Lydia Meckstroth in 1895. They had four children together. Sears died from Bright's disease in 1914.