A Company History - Procter Gamble（公司历史u2014u2014宝洁(Procter Gamble)）.pdfVIP

A Company History 1837 - Today PG A Company History 2 PG Company History Timeline 1837 — Today 1837 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 Today A Humble Beginning Neither William Procter nor James Gamble ever intended to settle in Cincinnati. Although the city was a busy center of commerce and industry in the early nineteenth century, W illiam, emigrating from England, and James, arriving from Ireland, were headed farther west. Despite their intentions, however, both men ended their travels when they arrived at the Queen City of the West – W illiam, to care for his ailing wife Martha, who soon died, and James, to seek medical attention for himself. W illiam Procter quickly established himself as a candle maker. James Gamble apprenticed himself to a soap maker. The two might never have met had they not married sisters, Olivia First PG Office, Sixth and Main and Elizabeth Norris, whose father convinced Cincinnati, Ohio, 1837 his new sons-in-law to become business partners. In 1837, as a result of Alexander Norris’ suggestion, a bold new enterprise was born: Procter Gamble. W illiam Procter and James Gamble 3 A Company History PG PG A Co