John F. Stafford
Irish-American businessman and conservationist
📍 Rochester, New York USA
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John F. Stafford was an Irish-born American businessman best-known for his ventures in Chicago and for his advocacy for the preservation of Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline as open parkland. Stafford was born into a well-off family in Dublin, Ireland. Orphaned as a teenager, he started a career as a sailor, publishing worker, and later a businessman. After moving to Chicago in 1852, he launched several business ventures and made numerous acquisitions that amassed him a sizable fortune.
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