John Lewis (department store founder)

John Lewis
Born(1836-02-24)24 February 1836
Died8 June 1928(1928-06-08) (aged 92)
Hampstead, London, England
Known forFounder, John Lewis & Co.
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Eliza Baker
(m. 1884)
Children

John Lewis (24 February 1836 – 8 June 1928) was an English businessman and town councillor, known for being the founder of the John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London[1] and the national John Lewis department store chain.

  1. ^ Geoffrey Tweedale (2004). "Lewis, John (1836–1928)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49323. Retrieved 16 June 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)