Samuel R. Heywood
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Samuel R. Heywood | |
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| Born | November 14, 1821 |
| Died | May 27, 1913 (aged 91) |
| Known for | Heywood Boot & Shoe Company |
| Spouse | Harriet Butler Millkien (m. 1856) |
| Children | 5 |
Samuel Richardson Heywood (1821-1913) was an American businessman, and founder of the Heywood Boot & Shoe Company in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Heywood was born on November 14, 1821, in Princeton, Massachusetts, to Ezra and Dorcas Hoar. The family name was changed from Hoar to Heywood by an act of legislature in May 1848.[1] Heywood was one of nine children, and was raised on a farm on the side of Mount Wachusett.[2] In August 1848, he started the firm of Heywood & Warren in Hubbardston before buying out his partner and moving to Worcester in 1855.[1][2] Heywood entered into a partnership with E. A. Goodnow in the wholesale and retail boot and shoe trade. The retail business was taken over by Heywood, who continued it until 1864, when he began to manufacture boots and shoes.[2]