LittleSis: Douglas Dayton

The youngest of the five Dayton brothers who took over their father’s eponymous department store in downtown Minneapolis in the 1940s, Dayton got his start in the business after wartime service as a sergeant in an infantry division that won him the Purple Heart and attending college at Amherst. In 1960, he and a like-minded Dayton’s merchandiser were charged with planning the launch of what became Target. Dayton was named Target’s president and the company invested $4 million to open the first four Targets two years later. By the time Dayton was recalled to Dayton Hudson corporate headquarters in 1969, Target was on its way to becoming the retail force that would one day eclipse its parent. Minneapolis-based Target is now No. 36 on the Fortune 500. Dayton spent two years as senior vice president of administration for Dayton Hudson, but found he didn’t enjoy the work like he had at Target. He retired and began a second career as a venture capitalist, small-business owner, community volunteer and philanthropist. Doug was the youngest son of deceased Grace Bliss Dayton and George Nelson Dayton. Doug was also predeceased by brothers, Donald (Lucy), Wallace, and Kenneth., Doug is survived by his wife, Wendy; children, David, Steve (Joyce), Bruce (Lynn), and Elizabeth; grandchildren, Isaac, Caleb, Dorothy, Adele (Roberto), Alex and Connor. Doug is also survived by his only remaining brother, Bruce (Ruth) and sisters-in- law, Judy and Mary Lee. Gov. Mark Dayton is his nephew.

Donor	Common Recipients
Bruce B Dayton	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Mark Dayton, Bill Bradley, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Coleman Leadership Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Rudy Boschwitz
Sally Pillsbury	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Mark Dayton, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Coleman Leadership Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz, Jim Graves
Marilyn Carlson Nelson	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, James Ramstad, Bill Bradley, Dave Durenberger, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz, Jim Graves
Stanley S. Hubbard	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, James Ramstad, Mark Dayton, Dave Durenberger, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Rudy Boschwitz
Christopher Angus Wurtele	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, Mark Dayton, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Jim Meffert, Rudy Boschwitz, Jim Graves, Brian Barnes
Glen D Nelson	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Bill Bradley, Dave Durenberger, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz, Jim Graves
Jim Pohlad	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Mark Dayton, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, Coleman Leadership Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Jim Graves, Brian Barnes
Whitney MacMillan	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., James Ramstad, Bill Bradley, Dave Durenberger, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ford W D R Bell, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz
Rebecca Pohlad	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, Coleman Leadership Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Jim Graves, Brian Barnes
Carl Pohlad	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Bill Bradley, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Coleman Leadership Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Rudy Boschwitz
Gerald A Schwalbach	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Bill Bradley, Dave Durenberger, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Rudy Boschwitz
Jeno F Paulucci	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Dayton, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz
Michael W Wright	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., James Ramstad, Dave Durenberger, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert Haselow	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., James Ramstad, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz
Edward J Phillips	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Dave Durenberger, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Rudy Boschwitz
Vance K Opperman	Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, Mark Dayton, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Rudy Boschwitz, Jim Graves, Brian Barnes
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Rudy Boschwitz
William C Rudin	Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, George H W Bush
Michael L Snow	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, James Ramstad, Democratic National Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Jim Meffert, Rudy Boschwitz
John Cowles Jr	Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, Mark Dayton, Bill Bradley, Dave Durenberger, Democratic National Committee, Ford W D R Bell, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Jim Meffert

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Bruce B Dayton