Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds

businessman

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1819

Place of Birth: Sullivan County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1891

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds

  • Joseph Reynolds (June 11, 1819 – February 21, 1891) was an American entrepreneur and founder of the Diamond Jo steamboat lines, a transportation company which operated on the upper Mississippi River.
  • In his youth, while still living in upstate New York, he operated a butchery, a general store, a grain mill, and a tannery.
  • Reynolds established a successful leather-tanning operation in Chicago before becoming a grain trader in the upper-Mississippi River corridor.
  • He acquired his own steamboats in order to improve access for his own grain shipments, and he eventually expanded to haul freight on the Mississippi River for other shippers.
  • This fleet of river steamers grew into a company called the Diamond Jo Lines.
  • He developed the Hot Springs Railroad in Arkansas.
  • As a legacy, he established an endowment for the University of Chicago in order to build a clubhouse: the Reynolds Club, most recently used as a student union.

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