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Morton D. May
Morton D. May (25 March 1914 – 13 April 1983) (known as Buster to his friends and colleagues) was an American philanthropist and art collector. He was also at various times director, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of the May Department Stores Company.〔Compton, Gail and Linda Hermanson (1978-3-22), "Community Leader Combines Worlds of Art, Business", ''South Side Journal''〕
==Biography==
May was born to a Jewish family, the son of Sarah (nee Hirsch) and Morton J. May.〔(Immigrant Entrepreneurship: "The founder of the May Department Store chain, David May was one of the most influential businessmen and philanthropists in early Denver" by Jeanne Abrams, University of Denver ) March 30, 2012〕 He was the grandson of David May, who started the family in merchandising from a canvas roofed makeshift shop, in the then populous city of Leadville, Colorado, during a gold strike in 1877. He soon came to the conclusion that there was no future there, and moved his business across the nation a few times finally setting in 1893 in St. Louis, Missouri. He opened a store called Famous Clothing. Later he bought out the William Barr Dry Goods Co., and Famous-Barr was created. Morton D. May, David May's son took over the family enterprise, and ran it successfully for many years during Morton D. May's childhood.〔St. Louis Globe-Democrat (1983-4-13), "Morton D. May-1914-1983"〕
Morton D. May lived a life of privilege, attending St. Louis's Country Day school, and then Dartmouth College.
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