Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Charles_W._Gurney> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 50 of
50
with 100 items per page.
- Charles_W._Gurney abstract "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. The business remained in Monticello until 1882, when the business was moved to Dixon County, Nebraska. After realizing the trade potential in towns near rivers, Gurney moved Hesperian Nurseries to Yankton, South Dakota, in 1897.Gurney’s seven sons were very involved in the family seed business. In 1906, C. W. Gurney incorporated the nursery as Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, with his sons and a nephew as partners. The company listed products on a generic price list for mailing purposes. In 1910, Gurney’s published its first large seed and nursery catalog with a full-color cover.After Gurney’s death in 1913, his sons and nephew continued the seed and nursery business. In 1919, Gurney’s son Deloss Butler Gurney ("D.B.") became head. The company diversified and grew quickly. By 1924, Gurney's Seed was one of the largest in the world, receiving orders from 46 of the 48 states and many foreign countries. Charles Gurney's grandson, John Chandler Gurney (son of D.B.), was U.S. Senator from South Dakota from 1939 to 1951.".
- Charles_W._Gurney birthDate "1840-05-13".
- Charles_W._Gurney birthYear "1840".
- Charles_W._Gurney deathDate "1913-03-25".
- Charles_W._Gurney deathYear "1913".
- Charles_W._Gurney wikiPageExternalLink gurneys.com.
- Charles_W._Gurney wikiPageID "23728984".
- Charles_W._Gurney wikiPageRevisionID "580944590".
- Charles_W._Gurney dateOfBirth "1840-05-13".
- Charles_W._Gurney dateOfDeath "1913-03-25".
- Charles_W._Gurney hasPhotoCollection Charles_W._Gurney.
- Charles_W._Gurney name "Gurney, Charles W.".
- Charles_W._Gurney subject Category:1840_births.
- Charles_W._Gurney subject Category:1913_deaths.
- Charles_W._Gurney subject Category:American_gardeners.
- Charles_W._Gurney subject Category:American_horticulture_businesspeople.
- Charles_W._Gurney type AmericanGardeners.
- Charles_W._Gurney type CausalAgent100007347.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Expert109617867.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Gardener110120533.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Horticulturist110186350.
- Charles_W._Gurney type LivingThing100004258.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Object100002684.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Organism100004475.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Person100007846.
- Charles_W._Gurney type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Whole100003553.
- Charles_W._Gurney type YagoLegalActor.
- Charles_W._Gurney type YagoLegalActorGeo.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Agent.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Person.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Person.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Q215627.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Q5.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Agent.
- Charles_W._Gurney type NaturalPerson.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Thing.
- Charles_W._Gurney type Person.
- 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.".
- Charles_W._Gurney label "Charles W. Gurney".
- Charles_W._Gurney sameAs m.06zl1c4.
- Charles_W._Gurney sameAs Q5083207.
- Charles_W._Gurney sameAs Q5083207.
- Charles_W._Gurney sameAs Charles_W._Gurney.
- Charles_W._Gurney wasDerivedFrom Charles_W._Gurney?oldid=580944590.
- Charles_W._Gurney givenName "Charles W.".
- Charles_W._Gurney isPrimaryTopicOf Charles_W._Gurney.
- Charles_W._Gurney name "Charles W. Gurney".
- Charles_W._Gurney name "Gurney, Charles W.".
- Charles_W._Gurney surname "Gurney".