Education
Andrew Major was educated in Switzerland and England.
Businessman manufacturer of Jacquard
Andrew Major was educated in Switzerland and England.
Following the rise of Nazi Germany and Antisemitism, he came to Canada while still in his teens them moved to the United States in 1940. During World World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater with the United States Army, 96th Infantry Division. Discharged from the Army at the end of the War, in 1946 Andrew Major went to work for Mastercraft Weaving Corporation, a textile manufacturer located in New Jersey.
He rose to become the company"s sales manager and, after operations relocated to the growing furniture industry hub in North Carolina, in 1960 became Mastercraft"s president
At age 74, he came out of retirement to serve as a consultant to Cone Mills Corporation for whom he established a Jacquard operation. In 1999, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Joan Fabrics Corporation which had acquired the Mastercraft group.
Long time art collectors, Andrew and Flora Major donated various pieces from their collection to Isothermal Community College in Spindale, North Carolina where they also established the Andrew Major Scholarship Fund. Andrew Major died at age 83 on October 15, 2004 in New York City where he had lived since 1997.
He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1969, Andrew Major and Harry Turpan bought out the shareholders of the company then sold the thriving business in 1976 to Collins & Aikman who would appoint Major as president of their Decorative Fabric division and a member of the Board of Directors.