Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Charles W. Gurney (13 May 13, 1840 - 25 March 1913) was an American businessmen who founded Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, an important seed supplier.Gurney was born in Massachusetts, and moved to Iowa about 1852. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union army, serving with the 3rd Iowa Infantry, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.After the war, he opened his first nursery, Hesperian Nurseries, in 1866 in Monticello, Iowa.. }
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- Charles_W._Gurney comment "Charles W. Gurney (13 May 13, 1840 - 25 March 1913) was an American businessmen who founded Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, an important seed supplier.Gurney was born in Massachusetts, and moved to Iowa about 1852. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union army, serving with the 3rd Iowa Infantry, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.After the war, he opened his first nursery, Hesperian Nurseries, in 1866 in Monticello, Iowa.".