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Richard Hall Stearns (1824–1909) was a wealthy tradesman, philanthropist, and politician from Massachusetts whose self-titled department store became one of the largest department chains in Boston and the surrounding area. The headquarters and main store was in the R. H. Stearns Building on Tremont Street near Park Street in Boston. == Early life == Stearns was born in Ashburnham, Massachusetts on December 25, 1824. Soon after his birth his family moved to New Ipswich, New Hampshire. At the age of seven, he was left an orphan and taken in and raised by his uncle on a farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts; from that age he earned his room and board with farmwork. He was educated in district schools and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts for one year. After his studies, he taught school. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「R. H. Stearns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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