May, David, 1848-1927
Biography
David May was born in Bavaria and came to Colorado for his health. May opened his first clothing store in Leadville in 1887, where he and his partners sold Levis and long, red, woolen underwear. The second store was in Irwin, Colorado and the store later opened in Denver. The May Company moved the headquaters to St. Louis where David May died in 1927.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver’s Jewish Community, 2009
Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.
David May
Born in 1848 in Bavaria, David May lived in New York and Cincinnati before travelling for health reasons to Colorado, where he opened a dry goods store in Leadville. This store became the foundation of one of America's biggest and best-known department store chains, the May Department Stores Company. May was a leader in the Leadville Jewish community and also had close ties to the Denver Jewish community, especially with Temple Emanuel and National Jewish Hosspital.
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
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