Manufacturer. Co-Founder of the Procter and Gamble Company. A native of Ireland, he was born at the Graan near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. Gamble emigrated to America with his parents in 1819. He arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio on a flat boat down the Ohio River destined for Illinois. His family stopped in Cincinnati when he was seized with an illness. Staying in the city, his father, established a nursery and Gamble apprenticed as a soap maker. He attended Kenyon College, graduated in 1824, and manufactured soap on his own in 1828. He married Elizabeth Norris and was convinced by his father-in-law, Alexander Norris, to enter into a business partnership with his brother-in-law, William Procter. They established the Procter and Gamble Company in Cincinnati in 1837. By 1859, sales had reached $1 million. The company moved to nearby Ivorydale in 1887. He died at his residence in Cincinnati.
Manufacturer. Co-Founder of the Procter and Gamble Company. A native of Ireland, he was born at the Graan near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. Gamble emigrated to America with his parents in 1819. He arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio on a flat boat down the Ohio River destined for Illinois. His family stopped in Cincinnati when he was seized with an illness. Staying in the city, his father, established a nursery and Gamble apprenticed as a soap maker. He attended Kenyon College, graduated in 1824, and manufactured soap on his own in 1828. He married Elizabeth Norris and was convinced by his father-in-law, Alexander Norris, to enter into a business partnership with his brother-in-law, William Procter. They established the Procter and Gamble Company in Cincinnati in 1837. By 1859, sales had reached $1 million. The company moved to nearby Ivorydale in 1887. He died at his residence in Cincinnati.
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