Philip Morris (tobacconist)
{{Short description|British tobacconist and cigarette importer (1835–1873)}}
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File:Philip Morris tobacconist.jpg Philip Morris (1835–1873) was a British tobacconist and cigarette importer, whose name was later used for Philip Morris & Co. Ltd. established in New York City in 1902.
Life and career
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In 1847, Philip Morris's family opened a tobacco shop on Bond Street in London,{{Cite web|last=Burley|first=Hannah|date=28 October 2019|title=The Big Interview: Philip Morris International's Moira Gilchrist|url=https://www.scotsman.com/business/big-interview-philip-morris-internationals-moira-gilchrist-1404021|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The Scotsman|language=en}} where he sold loose tobacco and pre-rolled cigarettes.{{Cite web|last=Caplinger|first=Dan|date=2017-09-06|title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Philip Morris International|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/09/06/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-philip-morris-intern.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The Motley Fool|language=en}} By 1854, he had started making his own cigarettes. In 1870, Morris began to produce Philip Morris Cambridge and Philip Morris Oxford Blues (later called Oxford Ovals and Philip Morris Blues).
Morris died in 1873 at age 38, while his widow Margaret and brother, Leopold Morris, carried on his cigarette trade.{{cite book|last=Cox|first=Jim|title=Sold on Radio: Advertisers in the Golden Age of Broadcasting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwVkMMLqMdkC&pg=PA205|date=23 May 2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5176-0|page=205}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pmi.com Philip Morris International]
{{Philip Morris International}}
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Category:Tobacco in the United States
Category:British company founders
Category:British people of German descent
Category:19th-century British businesspeople
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