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Gail Borden Jr. (November 9, 1801 – January 11, 1874) was an American inventor and manufacturing pioneer. He was born in New York state and settled in Texas in 1829 (then part of Mexico), where he worked as a land surveyor, newspaper publisher, and food company entrepreneur.
Gail Borden, founder. The company was founded by Gail Borden Jr., in 1857 in Connecticut as "Gail Borden Jr., and Company." Its primary product was condensed milk.Struggling financially, the company was saved when Jeremiah Milbank, a partner in the wholesale food distributor I. & R. Milbank & Co. and the son-in-law of banker Joseph Lake, agreed to invest and acquired 50 percent of the stock.
[Note 1] [12] Gail Borden, Jr and two other printers were drafted for the army on February 29 but were excused from service so that the press could continue to operate. [21] In February 1836, Borden seriously considered moving the press to Washington-on-the-Brazos, where the Convention of 1836 was set to meet. He scrapped those plans when ...
Borden is one of four remaining prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. [3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891. [4] Gail and Borden County are named for Gail Borden Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and pioneer of condensed milk.
By 1858, Borden's milk, sold as Eagle Brand, had gained a reputation for purity, durability and economy. [8] [9] In 1864, Gail Borden's New York Condensed Milk Company constructed the New York Milk Condensery in Brewster, New York. [10] This was the largest and most advanced milk factory of its day and was Borden's first commercially successful ...
Gayle King was looking for answers about Kevin Costner’s controversial decision to exit Yellowstone. “True fans of the show say they can’t picture Yellowstone without you,” King, 69, said ...
Gail Borden Johnson founded the Houston Post on February 19, 1880. He expanded the paper by acquiring the Houston Telegraph, the legacy of the Telegraph and Texas Register, which operated the first press in Texas after the Texas Revolution. [2]
Gayle King will soon have a new daughter-in-law, and she has Oprah Winfrey to thank for helping her pull off the proposal. On Monday, the 69-year-old CBS Mornings anchor shared on Instagram that ...