Alexander Revell

Alexander Revell[1]

Alexander Hamilton Revell, Sr. (6 January 1858 Chicago — 13 March 1931 Chicago) was an American businessman from Chicago who in 1879 founded the Alexander H. Revell & Co. and built it into a large furniture retailer.[2] Revell died by falling or jumping from his bathroom window on the 9th floor of the Drake Hotel.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Donovan, Henry. "Chicago Eagle". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Milestones," Time, March 23, 1931
  3. ↑ "Rich Furniture Man Dies In 9 Story Fall," March 14, 1931, Morning Star (Rockford, Illinois), pg. 2

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