Samuel Henry Kress
#263,618 Most Popular
About
Businessman and philanthropist who founded the popular S. H. Kress & Co. five- and ten-cent store chain that was in business from 1896 to 1981.
Before Fame
He worked in the stone quarries and later as a schoolteacher.
Trivia
He amassed one of the most significant collections of Italian Renaissance and European artwork assembled in the 20th century.
Family Life
He never married and had no children.
Associated With
He was an entrepreneur who hailed from Pennsylvania, much like Henry John Heinz.
