Person, Thomas A., 1874-1943.
Thomas Arrington Person (1874-1943) was a prominent Greenville, N.C. tobacconist. He moved to Greenville in 1906, where he founded T.A. Person and Company, a subsidiary of JP Taylor Tobacco Company. In 1915 he became president of the Person-Garrett Tobacco Company; he retained this post until his retirement in 1921. Person served as a steward of Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church from 1933 to 1935, and as a trustee of Louisburg College from 1939 to 1942.
From the description of Thomas A. Person papers, 1924-1948 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 611542667
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| creatorOf | Thomas A. Person Papers, 1924-1948 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library |
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| associatedWith | Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church (Greenville, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Louisburg College | corporateBody |
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| North Carolina--Greenville |
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| Tobacco |
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Birth 1874
Death 1943
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