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McCormick family
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Robert McCormick Jr.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick
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Joseph Medill McCormick
Current region Chicago, Illinois
Virginia
Place of origin County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Founded1700s
FounderThomas McCormick
Connected families Medill, Rockefeller

The McCormick family of Chicago and Virginia is an American family of Scottish and Scotch-Irish descent that attained prominence and fortune starting with the invention of the McCormick Reaper, a machine that revolutionized agriculture and established the modern grain trade by beginning the mechanization of the harvesting of grain. Through the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and later, the International Harvester Company and other investments, the McCormicks became one of the wealthiest families in America. The name became ubiquitous in agriculture starting in the 19th century and the press dubbed the McCormicks the "Reaper Kings". Later generations expanded into media and publishing (Tribune Company), finance (William Blair & Company), and real estate (McCormick Estates).[ citation needed ] Various family members were well known as civic leaders. They are descended from an influential leader of modern agriculture, inventor Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846), and Mary Ann "Polly" Hall of Steeles Tavern, Virginia. The family is Presbyterian.

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Family members

Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr., founder of the McCormick business dynasty. How to Get Strong p417.jpg
Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr., founder of the McCormick business dynasty.

Family tree

Three branches: (1) Cyrus-the McCormick Blaines and the Rockefeller McCormicks. (2) William-the Deering McCormicks, the Medill McCormicks, and the McCormick Blairs. (3) Leander-the Hall McCormicks, the McCormick-Goodharts, and the Hamilton McCormicks. [1]

Business holdings

The following is a list of companies in which the McCormick family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.

Legacy

The McCormicks are remembered through their philanthropy and projects named in their honor, including:

Residences

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Charles A. Spring Jr. (1826–1901) was a prominent Chicago capitalist during its transition from a frontier town of 30,000 in the 1850s to an industrial metropolis of more than 1.7 million at the turn of the 20th century. He was a key figure in its rise, serving as inventor Cyrus McCormick's closest adviser and as general manager of the McCormick Harvesting Company for many years.

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