Person:John Lewis (359)

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John Spedan Lewis
b.22 Sep 1885 Marylebone, Middlesex, England
d.21 Feb 1963
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m. 1 Nov 1884
  1. John Spedan Lewis1885 - 1963
  2. Oswald Lewis1887 - 1966
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Name John Spedan Lewis
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 22 Sep 1885 Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Death[1] 21 Feb 1963
Reference Number? Q6258606?


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John Spedan Lewis (22 September 1885 – 21 February 1963) was an English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership.

Elder son of John Lewis, who owned the John Lewis department store, London, Spedan joined the business at 19 and in 1914 assumed control of Peter Jones in Sloane Square, London. On his father's death he formed the John Lewis Partnership and began distributing profits among its employees in 1929. He transferred control of the company to the employees in 1950 and resigned as chairman in 1955.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Spedan Lewis, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    b. John Spedan LEWIS, December Quarter 1885, Marylebone Registration District, Vol. 1a, page 599

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