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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
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businessperson → human → merchant → railroad executive → |
| basedIn | New York City → |
| businessStrategy |
close ties between banking and railroads
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long-term investments in infrastructure → |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| employer |
Citigroup
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surface form: "City Bank of New York"
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| era | antebellum and post–Civil War United States → |
| familyName | Taylor → |
| fieldOfWork |
banking
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commerce → railroad management → |
| givenName | Moses → |
| hasEthnicGroup | American of European descent → |
| hasReputation |
conservative banker
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powerful Wall Street figure → |
| historicalSignificance | representative figure of 19th-century American financial capitalism → |
| industry |
finance
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rail transport → trade → |
| influenced |
development of American railroads
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growth of City Bank of New York → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| name | Moses Taylor → |
| notableFor |
accumulation of a large personal fortune
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being one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century → investments in railroads → leadership in National City Bank of New York → |
| occupation |
banker
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business executive → merchant → railroad executive → |
| positionHeld |
president of City Bank of New York
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railroad director → |
| residence | New York City → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| socialClass | Gilded Age elite → |
| sphereOfInfluence |
American railroad industry
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Wall Street → |
| typeOfWealth |
finance-based fortune
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railroad investments → |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest men in the United States in his era → |
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subject surface form: "Sleepy Hollow Cemetery"