A Fortune in Our Midst; 2013
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0017
- Title
- A Fortune in Our Midst; 2013
- Description
- Robert Wimer discussed the fascinating Virginian from Nelson County, Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928). Ryan “proved to be one of the shrewdest builders of wealth Wall Street had ever seen. At his death at the age of 77, Ryan was the richest native southerner and a man of spectacular generosity.” However, his manipulation of the corporations that he swept into his empire aroused a storm of criticism. Wimer discusses several topics related to Ryan including his nearby Oak Ridge estate.
- Date
- 14 November 2013
- Creator
- Wimer, Robert C.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Robert Wimer
- Wimer
- 2013
- Thomas Fortune Ryan
- wealth builder
- Wall Street
- big business founder
- robber baron
- philanthropy
- Catholic Church
- streetcar operations
- Metropolitan Traction Company
- public transit
- stock manipulator
- insurance industry
- Equitable Life Assurance
- Southern Railway
- Seaboard Airline
- American Tobacco Company
- British-American Tobacco
- Belgian Congo
- mining operations
- political influence
- Oak Ridge estate
- Richmond Cathedral
- New York Tammany Hall
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Robert C. Wimer
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