In 1828, John Jacob Astor built a trading post on the Missouri River. Business was so profitable that it only took four decades for Astor to become America's first multimillionaire
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Net worth
Estimated US $110.1 billion in 2006 dollars[1]
US $20 million at the time of his death (approximately 1/107 of US GNP)[2]
John Jacob Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
video at link:
History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Smithsonian
Net worth
US $20 million at the time of his death (approximately 1/107 of US GNP)[2]
John Jacob Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
