Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p James Butler (1855–1934) was an American businessman from New York and prominent owner of racehorses and racetracks.As a hotel steward in the early 1880s, Butler invested his $2,000 life savings with Patrick J. O'Connor (the son of his landlady) to open a grocery store on Second Avenue in New York. The business grew to a chain of stores so successful that Butler quit the hotel business and bought out O'Connor.. }
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- James_Butler_(grocer) comment "James Butler (1855–1934) was an American businessman from New York and prominent owner of racehorses and racetracks.As a hotel steward in the early 1880s, Butler invested his $2,000 life savings with Patrick J. O'Connor (the son of his landlady) to open a grocery store on Second Avenue in New York. The business grew to a chain of stores so successful that Butler quit the hotel business and bought out O'Connor.".