Philip Morris (1835–1873) was a British tobacconist and

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importer whose name was later used for Philip Morris & Co. Ltd. established in

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in 1902.

Life and career

In 1847, Philip Morris's family opened a tobacco shop on

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, where he sold loose tobacco and pre-rolled cigarettes. By 1854, he had started making his own cigarettes. In 1870, Morris began to produce Philip Morris Cambridge and Philip Morris Oxford Blues (later called Oxford Ovals and Philip Morris Blues). Morris died in 1873 while his widow Margaret and brother Leopold Morris carried on his cigarette trade.

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Philip Morris International
Tobacco in the United States 1873 deaths Philip Morris USA 1835 births British company founders British people of German descent 19th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-stub