Rodman Wanamaker

Rodman Wanamaker

Lewis Rodman Wanamaker (February 13, 1863 – March 9, 1928) was a department store magnate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York City, and Paris, France. He was a patron of the arts, of education, of golf and athletics, of Native American scholarship, and was an investor in early aviation. He served as a Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1916.

Read more about Rodman Wanamaker:  Biography, Music, Aviation, Liturgical Arts, Wanamaker-Millrose Games, Native Americans, Professional Golfers Association, World War I, Homes

Famous quotes containing the word rodman:

    “When Freedom, from her mountain height,
    Unfurled her standard to the air,
    She tore the azure robe of night,
    And set the stars of glory there;”
    —Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)