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Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr., founder of the McCormick business dynasty. Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846) was an American inventor who lived in rural Virginia. [1] His maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants, George Sanderson and Catharine (née Ross) Sanderson, and paternal grandparents were Thomas (1702–1762) and Elizabeth (née Carruth) McCormick, Presbyterian immigrants born in ...
Cyrus Hall McCormick portrait, held by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Cyrus Hall McCormick was born on February 15, 1809, in Raphine, Virginia. He was the eldest of eight children born to inventor Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846) and Mary Ann "Polly" Hall (1780–1853). As Cyrus's father saw the potential of the design for ...
Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. (May 16, 1859 – June 2, 1936) was an American businessman. He was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from 1884 to 1902. [ 1 ] His tenure was marked by bitter conflict with the union, culminating in the murder of two striking workers on May 3, 1886– the event which precipitated the Haymarket affair .
In 1857, while visiting friends in Chicago, Nettie met Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809–1884), the eldest son of inventor Robert McCormick and Mary Ann "Polly" McCormick (née Hall). Cyrus and Nettie were married in 1858. Together, they were the parents of seven children: Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. (1859–1936), who married Harriet Bradley Hammond ...
Born in Chicago, Illinois, [5] on May 5, 1861, [5] [6] Mary Virginia McCormick was the eldest daughter [7] of Nancy Maria "Nettie" Fowler McCormick and Cyrus Hall McCormick, [8] the American inventor of the mechanical reaper [9] [10] and industrialist [11] [12] who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in 1847.
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Still, the Cyrus children have always been very close. Ahead, learn all you need to know about Miley's siblings, including their names, ages, and what they’re up to now, as well as some fun ...
Susan Jane McCormick (1813–1826). [2] William Sanderson McCormick (1815–1865), who joined Cyrus in Chicago and married Mary Ann Grigsby in 1848. [2] Mary Caroline McCormick (1817–1888), who married Rev. James Shields IV in 1847. [2] Leander James McCormick (1819–1900), who also joined Cyrus in Chicago and married Henrietta Maria ...