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MACDONALD, John
MACDONALD, John. (Scotland-- ). MacDonald came to the United States in 1865 and learned the tanning business in Pennsylvania.
He came West to Iowa in 1870 and became associated with the house of H. C. Tillinghast & Co. of Chicago. Beginning in 1875, when the branch house was established in Dubuque, MacDonald was the business manager of the company which was a dealer in hides, tallow, wool and furs at 280 Main street and 281 Iowa street. It was the only exclusive house of that kind in Dubuque. In 1879 their shipments amounted to over 2,500,000 pounds.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T. The History of Dubuque County