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  1. Aug 3, 2018 · Birth of Harold Marquis Converse. Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States. 1898. January 29, 1898. Birth of John Kendrick Converse. Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Genealogy for Marquis Mills Converse (1861 - 1931) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

  2. Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories. Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.

  3. Jun 14, 2020 · Founded in 1908 by Mr Marquis Mills Converse in Malden, Massachusetts, the Converse Rubber Company spent its formative years doing what most of the industry were doing at the time: “Really anything you could make out of rubber, we tried to make something out of rubber,” says Mr Sam Smallidge, the brand’s in-house archivist.

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  4. Mar 14, 2024 · The Converse story kicks off in the 1890 when Marquis Mills Converse, then a manager at a footwear manufacturing facility, established Converse & Pike in Boston together with a partner. As...

  5. Jan 24, 2023 · Converse was founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts. Originally, the label was known as the “Converse Rubber Company” and its earliest inventory included...

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  6. Marquis Mills Converse would helm the company he founded until his death in 1931. Although it struggled after the 1929 crash, Converse would go on to dominate the American athletic shoe market for the next 40 years, becoming the official shoe of the Olympics from 1936 until 1968 and the official athletic training shoes of the U.S. military ...

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  8. Jun 24, 2019 · Date June 24, 2019. Share. In 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts, Marquis Mills Converse founded The Converse Rubber Shoe Company. Although initially a producer of rubber-soled galoshes, by 1917 Converse was ready to venture into the world of basketball, and set out to create the company’s first performance athletic shoe.

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