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Kerry Conley
Kerry Ellsworth Conley (1 September 1866 – 5 March 1924) was Minnesota businessman, civic leader, and politician. Together with his brother Fred, they founded the Conley Camera Company in Spring Valley, Minnesota at 510 Main Street. The brothers were childhood friends with Richard Warren Sears, Richard Sears, and the company secured a contract to sell cameras through Sears, Roebuck, Inc. catalogs. To help fill the increased demand, as well as being able to advertised the cameras as "Made in Rochester" in an attempt to associate their cameras with Kodak, they moved the business to Rochester, Minnesota in 1904 and purchased a factory. The production soon expanded and they built a larger factory in 1910. The Conley brothers eventually sold their company to Sears. Kerry Conley served in a number of political offices, including the Minnesota State House of Representatives. He also owned The Hotel Arthur with Arthur C Gooding in Rochester, which was designed by his son Walter Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Conley, President Conley Camera Co
Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County Kerry, Ireland * Kerry, Powys, Wales, UK * Kerry quarter, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US * Kerry Park, Seattle, Washington, US Brands and enterprises * Kerry Group, a food company in Ireland * Kerry Media, a newspaper and publications group * Kerry Properties, a property developer in Hong Kong Constituencies *Kerry (Dáil constituency) *Kerry (Parliament of Ireland constituency) *Kerry (UK Parliament constituency) Other uses * Earl of Kerry, an ancient title in the Peerage of Ireland * Kerry GAA, a governing body of Gaelic games in County Kerry * Kerry F.C. (other), two unrelated football teams * Kerry, a front end for Beagle (software), Beagle desktop search software See also * Ceri (other) * Kelley (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
