Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) Joseph Rowntree (24 May 1836 – 24 February 1925) was an English Quaker philanthropist and businessman from York. Rowntree is perhaps best known for being a champion of social reform, partner and friend of Charles Booth, and his time as a chocolatier at family business "Rowntree's", one of the most important in Britain. Even as a powerful businessman, he was deeply interested in improving the quality of life of his employees; this led to him becoming a philanthropist, pursuing many charitable causes. In 1904 he created three trusts, the Joseph Rowntree Village Trust (JRVT) which was originally
Quaker Square at Quaker Square. The New York-Chicago "Broadway Limited" was replaced with the New York-Pittsburgh "Three Rivers" on September 10, 1995, ending service to Akron. The "Three Rivers" was extended to Chicago through Akron on November 10, 1996; however, Amtrak and the city disagreed over who would pay for necessary repairs to the station. Akron station reopened on August 10, 1998 - the last of several ex-"Broadway" stops to be restored. The "Three Rivers" was cut back to Pittsburgh as the "Pennsylvanian" on March 7, 2005, ending service to Akron again. Quaker Square Quaker Square was a shopping and dining complex