Shedd Aquarium History: John Graves Shedd was a a stock boy who had worked his way toward being president of Marshall Field & Company. He had a dream to build Chicago the finest aquarium in the world in order to be competitive with rivaling booming cities across Europe and the United States. Shedd initially began this journey with a 2 million dollar donation founding the … Continue reading Shedd Aquarium, St. Andrews Church Comparison.