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Fred Morgan Kirby, by Frank Salisbury.
Credit: Courtesy of Lafayette University, Kirby Collection of Historical paintings
Fred Morgan Kirby owned 96 stores when he joined with rival F. W. Woolworth in 1912. Kirby then served as a vice-president of the Woolworth's corporation from 1912 to 1938. A noted philanthropist, Kirby served as a trustee of Lafayette College from 1916 to 1940.