Joseph A. Campbell

Joseph A. Campbell (May 15, 1817 - March 27, 1900) was the founder of Campbell's Soup in 1869 when he partnered with Abraham Anderson.[1][2][3]

Biography

He was born on May 15, 1817 in Bridgeton, New Jersey.[4] In 1869 he founded the company that would become Campbell's Soup. He died on March 27, 1900.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Abraham Anderson". New York Times. June 12, 1915. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60D1FFF3B5C13738DDDAB0994DE405B858DF1D3. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "Abraham Anderson, a veteran soup maker and founder of the business of the Joseph Campbell Company, died on Wednesday night at his home in Haddonfield. ..." 
  2. ^ You Know You're in New Jersey. ISBN 0762739398. http://books.google.com/books?id=AzFXdzlRlR8C&pg=PA16&dq=Abraham+Anderson+soup&hl=en&ei=Oe3ITN6iG4-q8Abtw7kt&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Abraham%20Anderson%20soup&f=false. "Founded in Camden in 1869 by Joseph Campbell and Abraham Anderson, this successful business ..." 
  3. ^ Robert Heide and John Gilman (writer) (2006). New Jersey: Daytripping, Backroads, Eateries, Funky Adventures. Macmillian. p. 129. ISBN 0312341563. http://books.google.com/books?id=y6dNz2JcY9YC&pg=PA129&dq=Joseph+Campbell+soup+icebox&hl=en&ei=_O_ITNHOEoOC8gaY67DiDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Campbell%20soup%20icebox&f=false. "The Campbell's Soup Company was begun when Joseph Campbell, a fruit merchant, and Abram Anderson, an icebox manufacturer, ... Arthur Dorance and Joseph Campbell then formed a new company called the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company. ..." 
  4. ^ Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen, ed. "Joseph Campbell". Encyclopedia of New Jersey. pp. 115. http://books.google.com/books?id=_r9Ni6_u0JEC&pg=PA116&dq=Joseph+Campbell++soup+camden&hl=en&ei=SP3ITO-8IoL68Ab09Zkf&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Campbell%20%20soup%20camden&f=false. Retrieved 2010-10-28. ".... Joseph Campbell was born in Bridgeton, the son of Presbyterian fruit-farmers. His marriage to Sarah Boyd Foster in ..." 
  5. ^ "Family Group to Sell Stake in Campbell Soup Co.". Washington Post. December 19, 1989. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73919510.html?dids=73919510:73919510&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+29,+1989&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Family+Group+to+Sell+Stake+in+Campbell+Soup+Co.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "... Joseph Campbell founded the company in 1869 but when he died in 1900 it was ..."