George Dayton
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George Draper Dayton (March 6, 1857-February 18, 1938) was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for being the founder of Dayton's department store, which later became Target Corporation.
Life and career
Dayton, the son of Caroline Wesley (Draper) and David Day Dayton, was born in Clifton Springs, New York. He immigrated from New York to Minnesota in 1883. His family was one of the average means and he had aspired to become a minister but was lured into the corporate world. In 1878, he married Emma Chadwick and began purchasing farm mortgages in southwest Minnesota. He and his family immigrated to Worthington, Minnesota, where he was able to build wealth in the burgeoning economy in 1883.
He presided over the Bank of Worthington and established the Minnesota Loan and Investment Company, boosting his social standing and economic development. In 1890, he constructed a large house on eight lots, which was designed by Sioux Falls architect Wallace Dow.
He was also a contributor to and trustee of Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where George Draper Dayton Hall is named in his honor.
Dayton maintained his faith by enriching his neighborhood and dedicating himself to the care of others; he served on the Worthington Board of Education, elder, and trustee of Westminster Presbyterian Church, teaching Sunday School and hosting church functions at his home.
He bought property on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis in 1902 and named Goodfellow & Co., which he reorganized as Dayton's Dry Goods store, later becoming Dayton's department store. Dayton's dedication to service continued after his transfer to Minneapolis, where he began donating substantial sums of money to the Worthington church and establishing The Dayton Foundation, devoted to human rights. He served on the Finance Committee for the Community Fund in 1926, the predecessor of today's United Way. David Draper Dayton (1880–1923) and George Nelson Dayton (1886–1950) continued their father's employment and their service to the people.
The Daytons built the Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota, in 1956. The Daytons opened the Target discount store chain in 1962.
George Nelson Dayton, the great-grandfather of Mark Dayton, a former president of the United States, was a man of George Nelson Dayton. Senator Paul Ryan of Minnesota and Governor of Minnesota.
On February 18, 1938, George Draper Dayton died of cancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 80. He was buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.