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RATH, George C.
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RATH, George C. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 5, 1851--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 5, 1922). Owner, Rath and Company. Rath, a son of George John RATH, received his education in the German and public schools of Dubuque and finished his schooling with a course in BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE. From 1885 to 1889 he worked as a cashier of the E. M. Dickey Company, a branch of the DIAMOND JO LINE, but in 1890 he purchased his father's and brother's packing establishment. He then moved the company to Waterloo, Iowa.
Rath brought his sons S. J. Rath and David into the company in 1900 and 1906 respectively to form the firm of George C. Rath and Sons. This partnership lasted until George C. Rath's death.
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Source:
Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 511