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'''George C. Kelley''' (born [[July 30]], [[1847]] in Wilmington, North Carolina) was a hardware dealer | '''George C. Kelley''' (born [[July 30]], [[1847]] in Wilmington, North Carolina) was a hardware dealer, president of the [[Baxter Stove Works]], and an investor in the development of [[East Birmingham]]. | ||
Kelley | Kelley established his [[Geo. C. Kelley Hardware|hardware business]] in a modern iron and plate glass building at 1917 [[2nd Avenue North]]. He sold the business to the [[Towers Hardware Company]] before founding the Baxter Stove Works and partnering in the [[East Birmingham Land Company]] in [[1887]]. | ||
Kelley is buried at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. | Kelley is buried at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 4 July 2014
George C. Kelley (born July 30, 1847 in Wilmington, North Carolina) was a hardware dealer, president of the Baxter Stove Works, and an investor in the development of East Birmingham.
Kelley established his hardware business in a modern iron and plate glass building at 1917 2nd Avenue North. He sold the business to the Towers Hardware Company before founding the Baxter Stove Works and partnering in the East Birmingham Land Company in 1887.
Kelley is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- Dubose, John Witherspoon (1887) Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham: Teeple & Smith, Publishers; Caldwell Printing Works.
External links
- George C. Kelley at findagrave.com