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| − | The late George Armour was a Chicago businessman, grain merchant and member of the [[Chicago Board of Trade]]. He served as the president of the [[CBOT]] in 1875.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gLVwGNWDgsIC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=%22George+Armour%22+cbot&source=bl&ots=sJOUGUdheo&sig=39DUHAjVhwcyxceW52jOYBaBFBg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3coxU9aUIYnOyAHAhIC4Aw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false|name=Chicago's Historic Prairie Avenue|org=Google Books|date=March 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{ | + | The late George Armour was a Chicago businessman, grain merchant and member of the [[Chicago Board of Trade]]. He served as the president of the [[CBOT]] in 1875.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gLVwGNWDgsIC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=%22George+Armour%22+cbot&source=bl&ots=sJOUGUdheo&sig=39DUHAjVhwcyxceW52jOYBaBFBg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3coxU9aUIYnOyAHAhIC4Aw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false|name=Chicago's Historic Prairie Avenue|org=Google Books|date=March 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1881/06/14/page/9/article/george-armour|name=June 14, 1881|org=The Chicago Tribune|date=February 21, 201}}</ref> |
Armour was active in civic affairs and was elected the first president of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, which later was renamed the Art Institute of Chicago. | Armour was active in civic affairs and was elected the first president of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, which later was renamed the Art Institute of Chicago. | ||
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The late George Armour was a Chicago businessman, grain merchant and member of the Chicago Board of Trade. He served as the president of the CBOT in 1875.[1][2] Armour was active in civic affairs and was elected the first president of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, which later was renamed the Art Institute of Chicago. He was a part of the firm of Armour, Dole and Company. In 1860 the firm built the first grain elevator which handled grain from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad. BackgroundArmour was a grain elevator operator. He built a home in Chicago at 1945 South Prairie Avenue about 1872. Prairie Avenue was home to some of the leading citizens in Chicago. EducationReferences
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