Biography
Morton D. May was the grandson of David May, who started the family in merchandising from a canvas roofed makeshift shop, in the then populous city of Leadville, Colorado, during a gold strike in 1877. He soon came to the conclusion that there was no future there, and moved his business across the nation a few times finally setting in 1893 in St. Louis, Missouri. He opened a store called Famous Clothing. Later he bought out the William Barr Dry Goods Co., and Famous-Barr was created. Morton J. May, David May's son took over the family enterprise, and ran it successfully for many years during Morton D. May's childhood. Morton D. May lived a life of privilege, attending St. Louis's Country Day school, and then Dartmouth College.
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