Richard Morris Hunt

Richard Morris Hunt

male, deceased (1895)
Richard Morris Hunt (October 31 1827, Brattleboro, Vermont - 1895, Newport Rhode Island) preeminent figure in the history of American architecture.... More
Diamond Jim Brady

Diamond Jim Brady

male, deceased (1917)
James Buchanan Brady (12 August 1856-13 April 1917), also known as Diamond Jim Brady, was an American businessman, financier, and philanthropist of... More
Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Woodhull

female, deceased (1927)
Victoria Claflin Woodhull (September 23, 1838 - June 9, 1927) was an American suffragist (see Suffragette) who was publicized in Gilded Age... More
Horace Trumbauer

Horace Trumbauer

male, deceased (1938)
Horace Trumbauer (December 28,1868 - November 18,1938) was a prominent architect of the gilded age. Known predominantly for designing residential... More
John T. Raymond

John T. Raymond

male, deceased (1887)
John T. Raymond (1836-1887), whose true name was John O'Brien, was an American stage actor, born in Buffalo, N. Y., on August 5, 1836; he died... More
Henry H. Rogers

Henry H. Rogers

male, deceased (1909)
Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29 1840 - May 19 1909) was a United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist.... More
Hetty Green

Hetty Green

female, deceased (1916)
Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green (November 21, 1834 - July 3, 1916) was an American businesswoman, remarkable for her frugality during the... More
Joseph Seligman

Joseph Seligman

male, deceased (1880)
Joseph Seligman (1819 - 1880) was a prominent U.S. banker and businessman. He was born in Baiersdorf, Germany, emigrating to the United States when... More
Henry Baldwin Hyde

Henry Baldwin Hyde

male, deceased (1899)
Henry Baldwin Hyde, founded The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States in 1859. It became, by the year of Hyde's death, the largest... More
Burton W. Folsom Jr.

Burton W. Folsom Jr.

male
Burton W. Folsom, Jr. (born 1947) is an American historian and author. He received his doctorate in history from the University of Pittsburgh in... More