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Robert Simpson (September 17, 1834〔()〕 – December 14, 1897) was the Scottish founder of Simpson's department store chain in Canada. ==Life== He was born in Strathspey, Moray, Scotland in 1834 to Peter Simpson and Jane Christie Parmouth. His father was a general store owner, and Simpson was trained in the drapery trade in Elgin, Moray before emigrating to Newmarket, Province of Canada at the age of 21 where he worked at his uncle's dry goods store. Before long, Simpson started up his own store in Newmarket, Ontario as the Simpson & Trent Groceries, Boots, Shoes and Dry Goods (1858–1870) and later as the Robert Simpson Company from 1870 to 1871. Simpson and his family relocated back to Toronto in 1871 and in 1872 he opened a pioneer department store in Toronto that eventually expanded into the major national chain, Simpson's. For decades, Simpson's store was in a rivalry with fellow retailer Timothy Eaton on Yonge Street. Simpson married Mary Anne Botsford and had one daughter, Margaret. She married the grandson of William Hamilton Merritt, William_Hamilton_Merritt_III in 1890. Robert Simpson died in 1897 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. 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「Robert Simpson (merchant)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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