A. Montgomery Ward

Background

Ward, A. Montgomery was born in 1844 in Chatham, New Jersey, United States. Son of Sylvester A. and Julia L. M. Collge Pharmacy Collge Pharmacy (Greene) Ward.

Education

G.g.s. Captain Israel Montgomery Ward, of Revolutionary fame. Self-educated and self-made.

Career

Founded firm of Montgomery Ward & Company, 1872, president, since 1872. Home: Chicago, Illinois.

Achievements

• A. Montgomery Ward has been listed as a noteworthy merchant by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Elizabeth J. Cobb, 1872.

Father:

Sylvester A. Ward

Mother:

Julia L. M. Collge Pharmacy Collge Pharmacy (Greene) Ward

Spouse:

Elizabeth J. Cobb