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  2. The history of Target Corporation first began in 1902 by George Dayton. The company was originally named Goodfellow Dry Goods in June 1902 before being renamed the Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910.

  3. TARGET CEO HISTORY. © History Oasis. LIST OF TARGET CEOS & PRESIDENTS. ‍. 1902 - George Dayton. 1938 - Nelson Dayton. 1962 - Douglas Dayton. 1968 - William A. Hodder. 1973 - Stephen Pistner. 1977 - Kenneth A. Macke. 1981 - Floyd Hall. 1994 - Bob Ulrich. 2008 - Gregg Steinhafel. 2014 - Brian Cornell. ‍. GEORGE DAYTON (FOUNDER) © History Oasis. ‍.

  4. Jul 13, 2020 · Video. Target’s history began with former banker and real estate investor George D. Dayton. Back in the late 1800s, Dayton had purchased a piece of property in Minneapolis, an area he believed...

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  5. Target Corporation bears the strong imprint of its founder, George Draper Dayton. Dayton's father, a physician in New York state, could not afford to send him to college, in part because the doctor freely gave his services to the poor. Hence Dayton set off on his own in 1873 at age 16 to work in a coal and lumberyard.

  6. George Dayton was born in New York to a family of average means. His dream was to become a minister, but after the economic panic of 1873, his father arranged for his apprenticeship in a nursery, coal and lumber yard. This altered his path toward business rather than the ministry.

  7. Jul 13, 2020 · Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 2:37 PM 3 min read. Target’s history began with former banker and real estate investor George D. Dayton. Back in the late 1800s, Dayton had purchased a piece of property in...

  8. The history of what would become Target Corporation first began in June 1902, when George Dayton purchased a company called Goodfellow Dry Goods. The company was renamed the Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910.

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