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Jimmy Donahue was the second son of James Paul Donahue (1887–1931), the scion of an Irish American family which had made a fortune in the fat rendering business (Retail Butchers' Fat Rendering Company), by his wife Jessie (née Woolworth) Donahue (1886–1971), one of the three daughters of Frank Winfield "F. W." Woolworth, [3] founder of the Woolworth retail chain.
Pages in category "Woolworth family" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Charles Sumner Woolworth;
Woolworth Donahue, an heir to the F. W. Woolworth Company fortune and a cousin of Barbara Hutton; they married in Calverton, New York, on 26 December 1964, [13] and he died in 1972. The Donahues were yachting enthusiasts and fixtures of the "old money" set in Palm Beach, Florida , and Southampton, New York , where Hartline remained for many years.
Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 amid the Great Depression and later due to a notoriously troubled private life.
F.W. Woolworth Company: 1947 Perfumes, Santa Claus statues and other holiday trinkets crowd a Woolworth's window display in 1947. Wisconsin Historical Society - Getty Images
Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores or dime stores) which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise.
The Walmart heirs’ fortune stems from a company with a reputation of doling out low-wages for its more than 2 million employees worldwide. In recent years, executives have touted pay raises and ...
Charles Sumner Woolworth, known by everyone as Sum, was born on August 1, 1856, in Rodman, New York, to John Hubbell Woolworth and Fanny McBrier. Growing up, he worked on his family's farm. When his brother Frank sought work and fortune as an apprentice in Augsbury and Moore dry goods store, in Watertown, New York, Sum became eager to follow ...