David W. Spencer Explained

David W. Spencer
Birth Date:9 August 1837
Birth Place:St Athan, Wales
Death Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Known For:Spencer's (department store)

David W. Spencer (1837–1920) founded the Spencer's department store chain in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1873.[1]

After attending grammar school, Spencer completed a five-year apprenticeship at a dry goods company in Cowbridge, Wales.[2]

Spencer died on March 2, 1920, in Victoria, British Columbia after having suffered from illness for several years.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Business Laureates of BC . Businesslaureatesbc.org . 2013-01-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130801165219/http://businesslaureatesbc.org/laureates-David-Spencer.html . 2013-08-01 .
  2. Book: Morton, Jamie. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 1998. SPENCER, DAVID.
  3. The Daily News. open.library.ubc.ca. 2020. en. 10.14288/1.0388913. 2020-03-15. (:Null).

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