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2. Lifetime: 1794-1877

3. Area of business: Steamship Business Owner and Railroad Business owner

4. Approximate net worth: 185 billion dollars in today's money

5. Quote: "There is no friendship in trade."

6. Interesting fact: Married his first cousin, Sophia Johnson......

7. Charitable Donations: didn't give much, but did give one million dollars to build Vanderbilt University.

8. Vanderbilt's House: Located on 5th Ave. NYC

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located in Manhattan, New York

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Manhattan, New York

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by Stephen Miller

The estate is in New York and it is also near an are called "Sleepy Hollow". Kykuit was opened in 1913 but can be visited today (Google Maps and Wikipedia.

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By: Stephen Miller

Lifetime (years)

1839-1937

Area of business

Rockefeller was involved in the oil industry.

Rockefeller was an industrialist and the CEO of the Standard Oil Company (which became one of the world’s largest businesses).

Fortune

By 1882, Rockefeller had a “near-monopoly” of the oil business in the US.

Quotes

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“ I believe that the power to make money is a gift from God.”

“...only the big ones, only those who have already proved they can do a big business…” and “As for the others, unfortunately they will have to die.”

Interesting Facts

Rockefeller was an assistant bookkeeper and a commission merchant during the early years of his life.

The Ohio Supreme Court deemed Standard Oil, Rockefeller’s corporation, in violation of Ohio law. However, Rockefeller dissolved his corporation, and the previous hierarchy of Standard Oil maintained control of the spun-off companies that were created.

Charitable Donations

Rockefeller’s money helped pay for the creation of the University of Chicago (1892).

Rockefeller’s money helped pay for the creation of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (Rockefeller University) and the Rockefeller Foundation.

Rockefeller is also credited with giving over $530 million to various causes.

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Lifetime (years)
Born in New England in 1837 and died in 1913
Attended Gottingen University and Sillig Institute
Married to Juliet Pierpont
Moved to London in 1854 to partner in the banking firm George Peabody & Co.
Area of business
Art collector, business leader, philanthropist
Co- funded company J.P Morgan & Co.
Later U.S Steel Company
First billion dollar company
Bought 250,000 shares in the New York Central Railroad
Sold 40 million dollars in bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad: largest transaction of railroad bonds in history
Fortune
24th richest American in history with estimated wealth between 38-41.5 billion dollars
Quote
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.”
This quote by Morgan emphasized his work ethic and unwillingness to stop. Morgan continued to find new goals even to the point of his death.
Interesting fact
J. P Morgan combined the business of America even during economic crisis, including the U.S Steel company.

Charitable donations
American Museum of Natural History donor and board member for 44 years
Donated 500,000$ one year and also supplied salary for many clergymen of Episcopal Church
Metropolitan Art Museum donor and board member

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Lifetime: November 25, 1835-August 11, 1919 (83 years)

Area of Business: Steel industry, philanthropist- libraries, universities

Fortune: Then- $480 million Now- $310 billion

Quote: “The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”

Interesting Fact: During the Civil War, Carnegie was in charge of the Union army's railroads and telegraph lines; said to be the second richest man of all time; credited for being responsible of industrialization and emergence of Pittsburgh

Charitable Donations: Donated $30 million after death to charities and foundations, millions were donated for libraries, churches and, universities

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By: Maddie Gianvito

Lifetime: December 23, 1856- October 10, 1925

Areas of Business: tobacco/cigarette production and electric power

Fortune: $140 million at time of death

Quote: He said, about orphans to whom he donated large sums of money to, that “nothing can take the place of a home and its influences, every effort should be made to safeguard and develop these wards of society.”

Interesting Fact: When James Buchanan Duke died, he gave $100 million to his only child, Doris Duke.  This made his daughter the “richest girl in the world” at the time.

Charitable Donations: He established The Duke Endowment which was a $40 million trust fund, some going to Trinity College, which was later named Duke University after his father.  When he died he left $67 million to the trust fund that would go towards Duke University, Davidson College, Furman University, Johnson C. Smith University, nonprofit hospitals and children's homes in the two Carolinas, churches in North Carolina, retired pastors, and their families.

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Henry Frick

Lifetime (1849 to 1919)

Area of Business- Coal coke, steel, investor in Carnegie and Pittsburgh Railroads

Fortune

Net worth in today’s USD 39 Billion Dollars

Quote-”Statistics are no substitute for judgment.”

Interesting Fact-  He was a member of a hunting club and allegedly is the cause for the first johnstown flood

Charitable Donations- Left 2 million dollars and 150 acres for a park in his name,  his home is now an art museum, but he was known for being very harsh to employees.The Frick's house was smaller than many other of the Captains of Industry as Frick was only a middle man. It is still very extravagant for the time though being one of the first houses of its kind to have electrical lighting

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J.P. Morgan

1837-1913

American financier and banker

80 million upon death in 1913

“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.”

Morgan’s first wife, Amelia Sturges, died of tuberculosis in 1861, four months after their wedding. Later in 1865 he married Frances Louisa Tracy whom he had his four children with.

As a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History for 44 years, he was also the museum’s lead donor. He contributed much to the museum including collections of minerals, gems, and ancient relics. He also contributed much to the church including $500,000 in 1892 alone to aid the construction of Manhattan’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.