Moses Taylor
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Moses Taylor was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, banker, and railroad executive who became one of the wealthiest men of his era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moses Taylor canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| businessStrategy |
close ties between banking and railroads
ⓘ
long-term investments in infrastructure ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Citigroup
ⓘ
surface form:
City Bank of New York
|
| era | antebellum and post–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ railroad management ⓘ |
| givenName | Moses ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | American of European descent ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
conservative banker
ⓘ
powerful Wall Street figure ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | representative figure of 19th-century American financial capitalism ⓘ |
| industry |
finance
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American railroads
ⓘ
growth of City Bank of New York ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Moses Taylor self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accumulation of a large personal fortune
ⓘ
being one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century ⓘ investments in railroads ⓘ leadership in National City Bank of New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
business executive ⓘ merchant ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of City Bank of New York
ⓘ
railroad director ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | Gilded Age elite ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
American railroad industry
ⓘ
Wall Street ⓘ |
| typeOfWealth |
finance-based fortune
ⓘ
railroad investments ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest men in the United States in his era ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery