Andrew Preston
Andrew Woodbury Preston (1846 – September 26, 1924) was a prominent American businessman at the turn of the 20th century. In 1884, Preston and nine others formed the Boston Fruit Company, the birth of the modern banana business. Later, in 1899, Preston and Minor C. Keith combined ventures to form the United Fruit Company. Preston was the president, and Keith became vice-president.
Andrew Preston | |
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Portrait of Preston, c. 1894 | |
Born | 1846 |
Died | September 26, 1924 77–78) Swampscott, Massachusetts | (aged
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Formed the Boston Fruit Company |
He died at his summer home in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on September 26, 1924.[1]
References
- "Head of United Fruit Firm Dies". Owensboro Messenger. Boston. September 28, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- "Andrew W. Preston." In: Massachusetts of today: a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. Columbia publishing company, 1892. Google books
- National cyclopaedia of American biography. 1910 Google books
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