Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹¹

Charles Henry Harrod

British businessman

Charles Henry Harrod (16 April 1799, Lexden, Colchester – 31 March 1885, Chiswick Urban District) was an English business tycoon, involved in the retail trade. He is known best as the founder of the Harrods Department Store in London, which is known especially for its food halls, sales of luxury foreign foods and its fashion and beauty departments.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Henry Harrod (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1799, died 1885.¹

About

Harrods also retails its own exclusive brand.

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Henry Harrod, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

HarrodsFounder⁸
Harrods Buenos AiresFounder⁹
Harrods GroupFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

At a young age, Harrod worked as a miller in Clacton, but in 1834 he relocated to London where he began selling groceries in Stepney.

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Henry Harrod (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Harrods Group³
Date not recordedFounded Harrods Buenos Aires⁴
Date not recordedFounded Harrods⁵

Personal life

CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain⁷

Sources

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WikidataCharles Henry Harrod on Wikidata
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WikipediaCharles Henry Harrod on Wikipedia
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WikidataCharles Henry Harrod: Founded Harrods Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Henry Harrod: Founded Harrods Buenos Aires, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Henry Harrod: Founded Harrods, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Henry Harrod: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Henry Harrod: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarrods, Founder
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WikidataHarrods Buenos Aires, Founder
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WikidataHarrods Group, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsCharles Henry Harrod photo by Unknown photographer, Public domain