Gustavus Franklin Swift

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1839-06-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sagamore,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_F._Swift
Helen Swift Neilson
Louis Franklin Swift
gptkbp:deathDate 1903-03-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Swift_&_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gustavus Franklin Swift
gptkbp:industry meatpacking
gptkbp:knownFor founding Swift & Company
pioneering refrigerated railroad cars
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement revolutionized meat distribution in the United States
developed the first practical refrigerated railcar
gptkbp:occupation businessman
entrepreneur
gptkbp:parent Sally Crowell Swift
William Swift
gptkbp:religion Congregationalist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Hope_Cemetery,_Chicago
gptkbp:signature Gustavus Franklin Swift signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Annie Maria Higgins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swift_&_Co.
gptkb:Swift_&_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7