Jacob Seasongood
American businessman
Jacob Seasongood (born c. 1812 – February 5, 1884) was an American businessman who co-founded dry goods merchants Heidelbach, Seasongood & Co. and J. & L. Seasongood & Co.; and banking firms Seasongood, Netter, & Co and Seasongood Sons & Co. in Cincinnati.
Biography
Seasongood was born to a Jewish family in Burgkunstadt, Bavaria where he studied to be a weaver's apprentice. In 1837, he immigrated to the United States arriving in New York City with a sum of $75. He used his money to peddle goods and after two months, moved to Cincinnati. While en route in Chillicothe, Ohio, he met Philip Heidelbach, a fellow Jew from Bavaria with a similar immigrant story. In 1837, they partnered and pooled their resources and in 1840, founded a dry goods store, Heidelbach, Seasongood & Co. In 1850, his nephew, Lewis Seasongood, joined the firm; and in 1860, his nephew, Alfred Seasongood (father of Murray Seasongood), joined the firm.
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