Businessman. Born in Germany in 1838, he arrived in Chicago, Illinois in 1854 and found work as a meat packer. In 1859, he established the Nelson Morris Company and was one of the original meatpacking companies at the city's Union Stock Yard. During the Civil War, he sold cattle to the Union armies and by 1873, the company's annual sales were in access of $11 million. During the last decades of the 19th century, his company owned packing plants in East St. Louis and Kansas City, MIssouri, as well as cattle ranches in Texas and the Dakotas. At the turn of the century, the Nelson Morris Company had nearly 100 branches across the United States and employed over 3,700 people. At the time of his death in 1907, annual sales had reached about $100 million.
Businessman. Born in Germany in 1838, he arrived in Chicago, Illinois in 1854 and found work as a meat packer. In 1859, he established the Nelson Morris Company and was one of the original meatpacking companies at the city's Union Stock Yard. During the Civil War, he sold cattle to the Union armies and by 1873, the company's annual sales were in access of $11 million. During the last decades of the 19th century, his company owned packing plants in East St. Louis and Kansas City, MIssouri, as well as cattle ranches in Texas and the Dakotas. At the turn of the century, the Nelson Morris Company had nearly 100 branches across the United States and employed over 3,700 people. At the time of his death in 1907, annual sales had reached about $100 million.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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