Biography of joseph a. albertson
Joseph Albert Albertson was an American businessman who founded the Albertsons chain of grocery stores in the United States.
Born in Yukon, Oklahoma Territory, Albertson was one of four sons born to Rhoda and Earl Albertson..
Joe Albertson
American business founder and philanthropist ( – )
Joseph Albert Albertson (October 17, – January 20, ) was an American businessman who founded the Albertsons chain of grocery stores in the United States.[1][2]
Early life
Born in Yukon, Oklahoma Territory, Albertson was one of four sons born to Rhoda and Earl Albertson.
In , before he was three, the family moved west to Caldwell, Idaho.[1]
After graduation from Caldwell High School in , Albertson studied business for two years at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.[3]
Career
While in college in , he began his career in the grocery industry as a clerk at a local Safeway grocery store.
On the final day of , he married his college classmate Kathryn McCurry, of Boise, Idaho.[1] They had one daughter, Barbara Jean Albertson Newman (–).
Albertson quickly moved through the ranks with Safeway, until he was supervising more than a dozen stores.
But he was not sati