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Michael Cudahy may refer to: * Michael Cudahy (electronics) (1924–2022), entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist * Michael Cudahy (industrialist) (1841–1910), American meat packing company owner *Michael Cudahy, aka The Millionaire, member of musical group Combustible Edison {{human name disambiguation, Cudahy, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cudahy (electronics)
Michael John Cudahy ( ); March 24, 1924 – March 11, 2022) was an American entrepreneur, business executive, and philanthropist. Early life, family and education Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1924, Cudahy was the son of John Cudahy, United States ambassador to Ireland, Poland and Belgium. His grandfather was Patrick Cudahy, founder of the Patrick Cudahy Meat Company. On August 2, 2007, WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee reported that Michael Cudahy was one of several private investors considering purchasing Midwest Airlines. Career Along with Warren Cozzens, Cudahy founded Marquette Electronics in 1965 and served as chairman and CEO. The company went public in 1991. After starting with only $15,000 in capital, the company went on to have over $350 million annually in sales. This company created the nation's first central electrocardiographic system at Northwestern University Medical School. The machine became standard in hospitals throughout the United States. The company was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cudahy (industrialist)
Michael Cudahy ( ); December 7, 1841 – November 27, 1910) was an American industrialist who, along with two brothers, established the Cudahy Packing Company in 1890. Early life Cudahy was born in Callan, County Kilkenny in 1841 to Patrick and Elizabeth (née Shaw) Cudahy. The family emigrated to the United States in 1849, and eventually settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Career Cudahy dropped out of school at age 14 and found a job working at Layton and Plankinton, Milwaukee, an area meat packing plant. He worked his way up the ranks and eventually became a private meat inspector. By 1869, Cudahy was a manager in charge of the packing house at Plankinton, Armour and Company, which had been established in Milwaukee in 1852. In 1873, he was made partner in Armour and Company. With the help of his brothers Edward and Patrick Cudahy, Patrick, he established the Cudahy Packing Company in South Omaha, Nebraska in 1890. Real estate By the late 19th century, Cudahy had become a wealth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |