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John Murray ForbescapitalistBorn: 1813Birthplace: Bordeaux, France He began his career at age 15 working for his uncles in their counting house business, Perkins and Company. After seven…
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Isaac Kauffman Funklexicographer, publisherBorn: 9/10/1839Birthplace: Clifton, Ohio After 9 years as a Lutheran minister, he later began a business in New York producing materials for…
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Robert GarrettfinancierBorn: 1783Birthplace: Lisburn, Ireland Having grown up on a farm in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he moved to Baltimore and began working in a produce business. He…
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