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Charles McKenzie Oerting

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Charles McKenzie Oerting was proprietor of the McKenzie Oerting & Company, a ship chandlery and grocery, which he took over from his father in 1886. His family came to America from Denmark in 1861, with the elder McKenzie Oerting going into business a year later. Charles led the company to great success, and it was later operated by successive generations of the family before finally closing in 1971.

Charles McKenzie Oerting
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Occupation Ship chandler
Children William McKenzie Oerting
Fannie Augusta Oerting

Around the turn of the century, Oerting also served as vice-consul for both Denmark and Sweden, was a director of the American National Bank, a member of the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce and Young Men's Business League, and collector for the Bar Pilots' Benevolent Association.

References

  • J. S. Glass, editor. The Southern Manufacturer, Volume V, Number 3. New Orleans: June 1901.