Sir Montague Burton

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Sir Montague Burton was a prominent British clothing manufacturer and founder of the Burton retail chain, known for revolutionizing affordable menswear in the early 20th century.

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Sir Montague Burton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs M. Burton ⓘ
Montague Burton ⓘ
basedIn Leeds ⓘ
birthName Meshe David Osinsky ⓘ
businessModel mass-market affordable menswear ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1885 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1952 ⓘ
fieldOfWork menswear ⓘ
retail ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
founded Burton ⓘ
Burton Menswear ⓘ
The Burton retail chain ⓘ
hasEthnicBackground Jewish ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
immigratedTo United Kingdom ⓘ
industry clothing industry ⓘ
retail industry ⓘ
influenced British high-street menswear ⓘ
development of chain clothing stores in the UK ⓘ
knownFor large-scale factory tailoring ⓘ
popularizing the three-piece suit for working men ⓘ
standardized suit sizes ⓘ
legacy Burton brand on British high streets ⓘ
model of affordable, ready-to-wear suits ⓘ
name Sir Montague Burton ⓘ
notableFor founding the Burton retail chain ⓘ
mass production of men’s suits ⓘ
revolutionizing affordable menswear in the early 20th century ⓘ
notableProject post-First World War demobilization suits for ex-servicemen ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation clothing manufacturer ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
retail executive ⓘ
philanthropicFocus Jewish community causes ⓘ
education ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kaunas ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Leeds ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
spouse Sophia Marks ⓘ
title Knight Bachelor ⓘ

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Golders Green Jewish Cemetery → hasGraveOf → Sir Montague Burton ⓘ
Sir Montague Burton → name → Sir Montague Burton ⓘ