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| Born | James Joseph Haverty c. 1858 (1858) |
| Died | October 18, 1939(1939-10-18) (aged 80–81) |
| Occupation(s) | Art collector, furniture businessman |
| Known for | FoundingHavertys |
James Joseph "J. J." Haverty (c. 1858–October 18, 1939) was the founder ofHaverty Furniture Co., headquartered inAtlanta, Georgia.
Haverty was born in Atlanta in around 1858, toIrish immigrants Thomas and Margaret Cannon Haverty. Haverty also was a devoutCatholic who was named aKnight of St. Gregory byPope Pius XI and helped found theCathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. He began his first job, as a clerk for local dry goods merchant John Ryan, when he was fourteen.[1] He also took Havertys public just before thestock market crash of 1929.[2]: 73–4
In 1885, he started an emporium in downtown Atlanta with his brother, Charles. In 1889, he partnered withAmos G. Rhodes to start a law firm, which became known as Rhodes, Snook & Haverty afterP. H. Snook joined it in 1894. In 1908, the Rhodes-Haverty partnership was dissolved, at which point Haverty founded the Havertys furniture company, along with his son, Clarence, and other business associates.[3]
He has been called the first "important collector of works of art" in Atlanta,[4] with an eye for AmericanImpressionist andRealist paintings, including work byChilde Hassam,Maria Turner,Albert P. Ryder,Jonas Lie andHenry O. Tanner. During the 1920s, he was a major supporter ofNew York'sGrand Central Art Galleries, and he organized a series of successful exhibitions of American art at theAtlanta Biltmore Hotel. These events led to the creation of Atlanta'sHigh Museum of Art. Many Haverty collection paintings were donated posthumously to the High and remain in the museum's permanent collection.[2]: viii
Haverty is buried, along with other family members, in Atlanta'sWestview Cemetery.[2]
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