Joseph A. Campbell

Joseph Albert Campbell (May 15, 1817 – March 27, 1900) was the founder of Campbell's Soup in 1869 when he partnered with Abraham Anderson.[1][2][3]

Early life

Campbell was born on May 15, 1817 in Bridgeton, New Jersey,[4] the son of James Campbell, a blacksmith (1786-1856) and Hannah Ogden Campbell who married in 1810. His parents were Presbyterian fruit-farmers.[5] Joseph was one of eight brothers and sisters including Charles, James Campbell Jr., John, Hannah, Ebenezer Davis, Mary Sharp Campbell Clark and Benjamin Franklin Campbell.[6]

Campbell’s Soup

In 1869 he founded the company that would become Campbell's Soup. In 1895 the first can of ready-to-eat tomato soup was available.[7]

The Jos. A. Campbell Preserve Co., Camden, NJ in 1894.

Campbell reorganized into "Joseph Campbell & Co." in 1896. In 1897, John T. Dorrance, a nephew of the general manager Arthur Dorrance, began working for the company at a wage of $7.50 a week.[3][8] Dorrance, a chemist with degrees from MIT and Göttingen University, Germany, developed a commercially viable method for condensing soup by halving the quantity of its heaviest ingredient: water. He went on to become president of the company from 1914 to 1930, eventually buying out the Campbell family.

The classic red-and-white can design used by many Campbell's branded products has become an American cultural icon, and its use in pop art was typified by Andy Warhol's series of Campbell's Soup Cans prints.[9]

Death

He died on March 27, 1900 in Riverton, New Jersey.[10] He is buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11]

References
  1. "Abraham Anderson" (PDF). New York Times. June 12, 1915. Retrieved 2010-10-28. Abraham Anderson, a veteran soup maker and founder of the business of the Joseph Campbell Company, died on Wednesday night at his home in Haddonfield. ...
  2. Africano, Lillian; Africano, Nina (November 2006). You Know You're in New Jersey. ISBN 0-7627-3939-8. Founded in Camden in 1869 by Joseph Campbell and Abraham Anderson, this successful business ...
  3. Robert Heide and John Gilman (2006). New Jersey: Daytripping, Backroads, Eateries, Funky Adventures. Macmillan. p. 129. ISBN 0-312-34156-3. The Campbell's Soup Company was begun when Joseph Campbell, a fruit merchant, and Abram Anderson, an icebox manufacturer, ... Arthur Dorance and Joseph Campbell then formed a new company called the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company. ...
  4. Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen, ed. (2004). "Joseph Campbell". Encyclopedia of New Jersey. p. 115. ISBN 9780813533254. Retrieved 2010-10-28. .... Joseph Campbell was born in Bridgeton, the son of Presbyterian fruit-farmers. His marriage to Sarah Boyd Foster in ...
  5. "Encyclopedia of New Jersey". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. "Joseph A. Campbell (1817–1900)". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. "About Campbell". Campbellscompany.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. "Campbell's Australia". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. "About Campbell". Campbellscompany.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. "Family Group to Sell Stake in Campbell Soup Co". Washington Post. December 19, 1989. Retrieved 2010-10-28. ... Joseph Campbell founded the company in 1869 but when he died in 1900 it was ...
  11. "Joseph A. Campbell: Founder of Campbell's Soup".


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