Jerome Monroe Smucker

American farmer and entrepreneur (1858–1948)

Jerome Monroe Smucker (December 5, 1858 – March 20, 1948) was an American farmer and entrepreneur who founded The J.M. Smucker Company food and beverage firm in 1897, starting out selling apple butter from the back of a horse-drawn wagon. He was of Swiss descent.²

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Born Dec 5, 1858, died Mar 20, 1948.¹