Alvah Curtis Roebuck | |
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Born | |
Died | June 18, 1948 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | USA |
Occupation | Watch Repairman/Businessman |
Known for | Co-Founding Sears, Roebuck & Co. |
Alvah Curtis Roebuck (January 9, 1864 – June 18, 1948) was an American manager and businessman. He was the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Warren Sears.[1][2]
Alvah Curtis Roebuck, 84, co-founder of Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Chicago. Roebuck organized the mail-order business with Richard W. Sears in 1887, sold out for about $20,000 in 1895, spent 45 years in & out of the firm. His stock answer to people who compared his poverty with his ex-partner's wealth: "He's dead. Me, I never felt better."