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Ambassador Leighton Goldie McCarthy Ambassador McCarthy PC was a Canadian lawyer, politician, businessman and diplomat. Life and Career Born in Walkerton, Ontario, McCarthy was called t...

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Ambassador Leighton Goldie McCarthy Ambassador McCarthy PC was a Canadian lawyer, politician, businessman and diplomat. Life and Career Born in Walkerton, Ontario, McCarthy was called t...

6/1/2024

Professor Daniel Willard Fiske Fiske was an American librarian and scholar, born on November 11, 1831, at Ellisburg, New York. Fiske studied at Cazenovia Seminary and started his colleg...

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5/16/2024
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Professor Daniel Willard Fiske Fiske was an American librarian and scholar, born on November 11, 1831, at Ellisburg, New York. Fiske studied at Cazenovia Seminary and started his colleg...

5/16/2024

Jane Phebe Bates McGraw (1817 - 1904)

Jane Phebe Bates McGraw (Turner) wife of Samuel B. Bates wife of John McGraw ---------------------------------- Ithaca Daily News; Ithaca, New York, Thursday, December 8, 1904, page 7 MRS. McGRA...

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Jane Phebe Bates McGraw (1817 - 1904)

Jane Phebe Bates McGraw (Turner) wife of Samuel B. Bates wife of John McGraw ---------------------------------- Ithaca Daily News; Ithaca, New York, Thursday, December 8, 1904, page 7 MRS. McGRA...

5/16/2024

John McGraw (1815 - 1877)

John McGraw

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Amasa Stone, Jr. (1818 - 1883)

Amasa Stone, Jr. Husband of Julia A. Gleason, father of Clara (Mrs. John Milton Hay) Adelbert, and Flora (Mrs. Samuel Mather). Railroad builder-philanthropist. He was a major benefactor of W...

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Amasa Stone, Jr. (1818 - 1883)

Amasa Stone, Jr. Husband of Julia A. Gleason, father of Clara (Mrs. John Milton Hay) Adelbert, and Flora (Mrs. Samuel Mather). Railroad builder-philanthropist. He was a major benefactor of W...

5/15/2024

Payne Whitney (1876 - 1927)

William 'Payne' Whitney William Payne Whitney was a wealthy American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family. The son of William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, and younger brot...

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Payne Whitney (1876 - 1927)

William 'Payne' Whitney William Payne Whitney was a wealthy American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family. The son of William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne, and younger brot...

5/15/2024

Elizabeth Alexandra Tilton (1883 - 1964)

"Tilton"

Elizabeth Alexandra Tilton Breese (Morton) Born to Colonel Alexander Logan and Mary Morton (Barber). She was very involved in the Southampton community. Her first marriage was to Sydney Sal...

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Elizabeth Alexandra Tilton (1883 - 1964)

"Tilton"

Elizabeth Alexandra Tilton Breese (Morton) Born to Colonel Alexander Logan and Mary Morton (Barber). She was very involved in the Southampton community. Her first marriage was to Sydney Sal...

5/15/2024

Charles Albert Gould (1849 - 1926)

Charles Albert Gould American yachtsman, industrialist and art collector. Gould was born on January 13, 1849 in Batavia, New York. He was the eldest child of William Wallace Gould (1826–1892), ...

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Charles Albert Gould (1849 - 1926)

Charles Albert Gould American yachtsman, industrialist and art collector. Gould was born on January 13, 1849 in Batavia, New York. He was the eldest child of William Wallace Gould (1826–1892), ...

5/12/2024

Ali Ghito MP (1905 - 1983)

"Fuerbringer"

Ali Ghito was born as Adelheid Schnabel-Fürbringer in Zeulsdorf. She recieved an acting education and singing lessons as well. Beside it she also studied medicine and psychology. She married an archi...

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Ali Ghito MP (1905 - 1983)

"Fuerbringer"

Ali Ghito was born as Adelheid Schnabel-Fürbringer in Zeulsdorf. She recieved an acting education and singing lessons as well. Beside it she also studied medicine and psychology. She married an archi...

5/12/2024

Jim Simons (1938 - 2024)

"Jim"

"I did a lot of math. I made a lot of money, and I gave almost all of it away. That's the story of my life." --- Jim Simons

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10/4/2007
5/11/2024
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Jim Simons (1938 - 2024)

"Jim"

"I did a lot of math. I made a lot of money, and I gave almost all of it away. That's the story of my life." --- Jim Simons

5/11/2024

Gardner Colby (1810 - 1879)

Gardner Colby Colby was a prominent businessman and Christian philanthropist. He is the namesake of Colby College in Maine. Early Life Colby was born in Bowdoinham, Maine in 1810 and spen...

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4/26/2024
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Gardner Colby (1810 - 1879)

Gardner Colby Colby was a prominent businessman and Christian philanthropist. He is the namesake of Colby College in Maine. Early Life Colby was born in Bowdoinham, Maine in 1810 and spen...

4/26/2024

Janet Dorothy Hooker MP (1904 - 1997)

"Janet Kahn", "Janet Neff"

Janet Annenberg Hooker (1904–1997) was an American philanthropist She was born in Chicago to Sadie and Moses Annenberg; Moses was the founder of a publishing empire based on The Daily Racing Form and ...

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Janet Dorothy Hooker MP (1904 - 1997)

"Janet Kahn", "Janet Neff"

Janet Annenberg Hooker (1904–1997) was an American philanthropist She was born in Chicago to Sadie and Moses Annenberg; Moses was the founder of a publishing empire based on The Daily Racing Form and ...

4/25/2024

Emilio Yap MP (1925 - 2014)

Emilio Yap was a Chinese-Filipino business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin. Wikipedia

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4/23/2024
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Emilio Yap MP (1925 - 2014)

Emilio Yap was a Chinese-Filipino business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin. Wikipedia

4/23/2024

Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is a Colombian philanthropist and the current First Lady of Colombia since 2022, as the third wife of President Gustavo Petro. Wikipedia

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4/21/2024
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Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is a Colombian philanthropist and the current First Lady of Colombia since 2022, as the third wife of President Gustavo Petro. Wikipedia

4/21/2024

Michael John Cudahy (1924 - 2022)

Michael Cudahy (electronics) Michael John Cudahy was an American entrepreneur, business executive, and philanthropist. Early life, family and education Born in Milwaukee , Wisconsin, in 1924, Cudahy ...

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Michael John Cudahy (1924 - 2022)

Michael Cudahy (electronics) Michael John Cudahy was an American entrepreneur, business executive, and philanthropist. Early life, family and education Born in Milwaukee , Wisconsin, in 1924, Cudahy ...

4/20/2024

William M. Roth (1916 - 2014)

William M. Roth William Matson Roth was an American shipping executive, special ambassador for trade, member of the ACLU executive committee, and Regent for the University of California . He is credite...

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William M. Roth (1916 - 2014)

William M. Roth William Matson Roth was an American shipping executive, special ambassador for trade, member of the ACLU executive committee, and Regent for the University of California . He is credite...

4/20/2024

Lurline Matson Roth (1890 - 1985)

Lurline Matson Roth Lurline Matson Roth was an American heiress, equestrian and philanthropist from San Francisco, California. She competed in horse shows in the United States, and bred award-winning h...

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Lurline Matson Roth (1890 - 1985)

Lurline Matson Roth Lurline Matson Roth was an American heiress, equestrian and philanthropist from San Francisco, California. She competed in horse shows in the United States, and bred award-winning h...

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George Joy Homer (1782 - 1843)

George Joy Homer Grave Inscription: an intelligent and upright merchant a friend and benefactor of the poor, a guide and counselor of the airing tender and true in all the relations of domestic lif...

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George Joy Homer (1782 - 1843)

George Joy Homer Grave Inscription: an intelligent and upright merchant a friend and benefactor of the poor, a guide and counselor of the airing tender and true in all the relations of domestic lif...

4/13/2024

Erik Jorpes (1894 - 1973)

Erik Jorpes, född 15 juli 1894 i Kökar på Åland, Finland, död 10 juli 1973 i Adolf Fredriks församling, Stockholms län, var en finländsk-svensk medicinsk forskare.Jorpes var doktorand hos Einar Hammars...

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Erik Jorpes (1894 - 1973)

Erik Jorpes, född 15 juli 1894 i Kökar på Åland, Finland, död 10 juli 1973 i Adolf Fredriks församling, Stockholms län, var en finländsk-svensk medicinsk forskare.Jorpes var doktorand hos Einar Hammars...

3/24/2024