Merchant, banker and philanthropist who opened his own bank.
Industry: Banking
Wealth at death: $7,500,000
Wealth/GDP: 1/150
Stephen Girard Merchant, banker and philanthropist who opened his own bank. Industry: Banking Wealth at death: $7,500,000 Wealth/GDP: 1/150
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