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Avery was born in Pensacola on [[August 30]], [[1852]]. His father, Albert Lord Avery, had first come to [[Escambia County]] in [[1833]]. Albert Miner Avery was educated in the local schools in Pensacola and later attended [[Wikipedia:Sewanee: The University of the South|University of the South]] in Tennessee, but did not earn a degree. | Avery was born in Pensacola on [[August 30]], [[1852]]. His father, Albert Lord Avery, had first come to [[Escambia County]] in [[1833]]. Albert Miner Avery was educated in the local schools in Pensacola and later attended [[Wikipedia:Sewanee: The University of the South|University of the South]] in Tennessee, but did not earn a degree. | ||
| − | In [[1876]] he joined his father's wholesale hardware firm, which became ''A. L. and A. M. Avery''. This firm, | + | In [[1876]] he joined his father's wholesale hardware firm, which became ''A. L. and A. M. Avery''. This firm, which his father had started and he would continue, was the predecessor to what would become, in [[1921]], the [[Pensacola Hardware|Pensacola Hardware Company]], which is still extant today. At some point the elder Avery retired, and A. M. Avery took as a partner a Mr. Woolfolk, and the firm was hence known as ''Avery and Woolfolk'', until the year [[1889]], in which Mr. Woolfolk retired. Avery was henceforth the sole proprietor. In [[1906]] he organised the [[Avery Hardware & Supply Company]], of which he was president, to manage the business. |
A. M. Avery married May Clara Grant in February [[1878]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yDo6VhLx6fEC ''Makers of America: An Historical and Biographical Work by an Able Corps of Writers'']. Jacksonville, FL Historical Society (1909).</ref> | A. M. Avery married May Clara Grant in February [[1878]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yDo6VhLx6fEC ''Makers of America: An Historical and Biographical Work by an Able Corps of Writers'']. Jacksonville, FL Historical Society (1909).</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 17 May 2007
| Albert Miner Avery | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1852 Pensacola |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Spouse | May Clara Grant |
| Parents | Albert Lord and Emily Campbell Avery |
| Children | Stella C. Avery Albert Miner Avery, Jr. Catherine G. Avery A. Marion Avery Preston S. Avery Two others |
Albert Miner Avery was a Pensacolian businessman known primarily for his engagement in th hardware business.
Avery was born in Pensacola on August 30, 1852. His father, Albert Lord Avery, had first come to Escambia County in 1833. Albert Miner Avery was educated in the local schools in Pensacola and later attended University of the South in Tennessee, but did not earn a degree.
In 1876 he joined his father's wholesale hardware firm, which became A. L. and A. M. Avery. This firm, which his father had started and he would continue, was the predecessor to what would become, in 1921, the Pensacola Hardware Company, which is still extant today. At some point the elder Avery retired, and A. M. Avery took as a partner a Mr. Woolfolk, and the firm was hence known as Avery and Woolfolk, until the year 1889, in which Mr. Woolfolk retired. Avery was henceforth the sole proprietor. In 1906 he organised the Avery Hardware & Supply Company, of which he was president, to manage the business.
A. M. Avery married May Clara Grant in February 1878.[1]
Other offices
- Member of the city board of aldermen (date needed)
- Director, American National Bank (date needed)
References
- ↑ Makers of America: An Historical and Biographical Work by an Able Corps of Writers. Jacksonville, FL Historical Society (1909).
