What is George Dayton?
{{Infobox person |name=George Dayton |image=Dayton Photo.jpg |alt= |caption= George Dayton in his office portrait |birth_name=George Draper Dayton |birth_date={{birth date|1857|3|6}} |birth_place=[[Clifton Springs, New York]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1938|2|18|1857|3|6}} |death_place=[[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, U.S. |resting_place=[[Lakewood Cemetery]], Minneapolis |resting_place_coordinates={{coord|44|56|10|N|93|17|57|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN}} |nationality=American |occupation=[[Entrepreneur]] |party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |relatives=[[Bruce Dayton]] (grandson)<br/>[[Douglas Dayton]] (grandson)<br/>[[Mark Dayton]] (great-grandson) }} '''George Draper Dayton''' (March 6, 1857 – February 18, 1938) was an American businessman and [[philanthropist]]. He was famous for being the founder of [[Dayton's]] department store, which later became [[Target Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.target.com/about/purpose-history/Target-through-the-years |last= |first= |date= |title=Target through the years - 1902 |work=[[Target Corporation]] |access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/target-first-early-stores-dayton-photos-2020-2 |last=Cain |first=Áine |date=February 4, 2020 |title=See what Target looked like when it first opened |work=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dayton, George}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1938 deaths]] [[Category:Philanthropists from New York (state)]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Minneapolis]]