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Jay Gould Jay Gould wasn’t that wealthy while he was growing up and since he was so intelligent, a robber baron in the 1800s. He made most of his money from railroads in New York. He would short the stocks of his railroads and then run them back up again once he put enough pain on his rivals. He was also really good at turning bonds into stock and then taking that stock and turning it into money for only himself.

John D Rockefeller John D Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839. He was an American Industrialist that founded the Standard Oil Company. He ran the company until he officially retired at the age of 58. John kept his stock, and as gasoline grew more important his fortune became worth more and more. Soon he was the richest man in the world, and also the first billionaire. He used much of his money to donate to charities, it had a helped the progression of medicine, education, and science.

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835. He was born in Scotland and moved to America with his parents. He built Pittsburgh’s Steel Company, which later merged with many other steel companies to make U.S. Steel. With all the money he gathered he turned to charity establishing many libraries and schools. Andrew started as a normal worker but by the 1860s he had investments in bridges and oil derricks, railroads, and railroad sleeping cars. He was known as the second richest man in the world. was Andrew died on August 11, 1919.

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