13 Facts About Hendrik Meijer

Hendrik Meijer was a Dutch businessman who founded the supercenter chain Meijer in the United States.

Hendrik Meijer is the great-grandfather of former Republican Michigan congressman Peter Meijer.

Hendrik Meijer began distributing pamphlets and posters in support of these ideologies and criticizing Dutch colonialism.

Hendrik Meijer later joined the Dutch military to avoid further factory work.

Hendrik Meijer immigrated to the United States beside his parents and sister in 1907.

Mantel wrote him often to ensure that Hendrik Meijer remained active with anarchism and the teachings of social anarchist Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis.

Hendrik Meijer first resided in Holland, Michigan, and was irritated by the conservative community and Christian Reformed Church, immediately joining a socialist group upon arrival.

Hendrik Meijer left Holland and worked various jobs as a cloth salesman, chicken and dairy farm worker, and mill worker.

In 1934, Hendrik Meijer entered the grocery business during the Great Depression in an unrented building he constructed beside his barbershop.

On May 31,1964, Hendrik Meijer died at the age of 80 and Frederik took his position as head of the supermarket chain.

The Hendrik Meijer family were patriotic while in the United States, criticizing American policy when they saw appropriate.

Hendrik Meijer's household did not smoke, did not drink alcohol, and advocated for the respect of all people regardless of race or social class.

Hendrik Meijer instead focused on the overall morality of affairs occurring during his lifetime.