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Taylor, Moses
Died: 1882 AD, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Bankers, Businessmen, Entrepreneurs
1806 - Moses Taylor, born on the 11th of January in New York. He was a 19th century New York merchant and banker and one of the wealthiest men of that century.
1821 - Began his career at age 15 at J. D. Brown shippers, but soon moved to a clerk's position in the firm of G. G. & S. Howland Company of New York, a shipping and import firm that traded with South America.
1832 - At age 26, he had sufficient wealth to marry, leave the Howland company, and start his own business as a sugar broker.
1847 - He was listed as one of New York City's 25 millionaries.
1865 - He held 20,000 shares worth almost $50 million.
1871 - His real estate holdings in New York brought him into close association with Boss Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall.
1882 - Donated $250,000 to build a hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania to benefit his iron and coal workers, and workers of the D. L. & W railroad.
- Died on the 23rd of May in New York City.
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Circuit court of the United States,: Third circuit and district of New Jersey. In equity by Moses Taylor (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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Choice French Furniture; Oct 16-17, 1959 by Moses,&Nicholson, Edith Bishop Taylor (Paperback - May 17, 2008) |
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A history of the gentlemen's farms of Portsmouth, RI: (Glen Farm, Sandy Point Farm, Oakland Farm and others) by James E Garman (Unknown Binding - May 17, 2008) |
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The Business Career of Moses Taylor by Daniel Hodas (Hardcover - Oct 1, 1976) |
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Pioneers: Moses Taylor and Elizabeth Prevatte Taylor, Sr. of Kentucky and North Carolina by L. Rhea Taylor (Unknown Binding - May 17, 1968) |
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The story of Glen and Annandale Farms: Dealing mostly with the Guernsey herds, with brief descriptions of the percherons, thoroughbreds, and dogs by Harold G Gulliver (Unknown Binding - May 17, 2008) |
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