George Dayton
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George Draper Dayton (1857-1938) came to the U.S. state of Minnesota in 1883. He was a banker, insurance agent, land dealer, and lumber merchant who lived most of his life in Minnesota. He founded the Dayton's department store in Minneapolis in 1902 when he opened Dayton's Dry Goods. In 1926, he served on the finance committee for the Community Fund, a predecessor of today's United Way. Dayton's sons David Draper Dayton (1880-1923) and George Nelson Dayton (1886-1950) continued their father's business and his commitment to the community.
In 1956, the Daytons built Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota, the first enclosed shopping center in the United States. In 1962 Dayton's began the Target discount store chain.
George Nelson Dayton was father to Bruce Dayton and grandfather to former Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton.
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