John Francis Queeny
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John Francis Queeny born in Chicago, founded the Monsanto Company in St. Louis as Monsanto Chemical Works, on November 30, 1901 with $5,000. He attended school for 6 years until the Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S...

 forced him, at the age of 12, to look for full-time employment, which he found with Tolman and King for $2.50 per week.

He married Olga Mendez Monsanto with whom he had two children, one of whom was Edgar Monsanto Queeny
Edgar Monsanto Queeny
Edgar Monsanto Queeny was an US industrialist, chairman of the Monsanto corporation from 1928.Edgar Monsanto Queeny was the son of John Francis Queeny and his wife, Olga Mendez Monsanto. In the First World War, he served as a seaman in the US Navy...

, who would later serve as Chairman.

He was a 30-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry.

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