The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21

such perfect order that the intricate business
OF vaiuing aud declaring 80 colossal an .estat
Il. s ep%P's ~ be Ei,.n'n ana % %p. Samuel f' F SsSrs'
Of Todnorden, both cotton. spinners, were.mil
on TO W millions. a London draper. III,
welLkuown Peter Robinson. was close up u
TIE million; and his tsli9y trsdssmSn: Mr.
far behind, but the majority of the semi.mil.
lionaires who help ID TO dress us were man u
ter fUr its centre. The repetition of names
among them demands, attention. There are
other Fieiden OF roimorden; and two Lees,
Eli and Charles Edward Of Werneth. near Old
ss%; T q. l sssoS Wa. Sns S 2; tss 5 5sse c. ss,,. n
C. E. Less was the son OF Ell, and the fortunes
wers $3.50, Si3 and fS40, 42S respectively which
shows how little the son must have disturbed
his fathers investments.
Another instance of this double harvest of
duty II presented in the mineral and chemi.
cal section. Mr.. Frank Clarke Hills. owner
Of the Deptford Chemical Works. died a few
IN three yeart OF his death two OF his three sons
Died. each-of them with more than his portion
yers who left more than haif a million during
the decade were john CLAYTON. the veteran
p~her-Allhusen Of Newca.tle-on Tyne was the
Clarke. . London coal factor; George Aiding;
don" Baird. who. with all his, faults. loved
S sIs SSOs1n sTn,,s and .%G pAt 5GSG N r 'Ss t 81 Psrs
place, Henley and I. X. HoHre-were all sspa-
rated from that happy designation by only .
narrow margin. Two metal mtllinnaires may
be mentioned:hers. Nathaniel Clayton of Clay
ton q Shuttle worth-he fell dead In church
coin engine bniider's wealth exceeied that OF
the Accrington machinist bv fo5o.oOo. but he
had not John Bullourh,e craze for buying huge
Scottish estates. whole islands- The terri.
the Redditch needle maker. Mr.. Richard Hem
Sir John Hardy. The Low Moor ironmaster, and
Sir William Pearce. the Glasgow shipbuilder.
mentioned among. the baronets. should DO In
cluded In this list.
The biggest fortunes OF the ten years were
made by men whose business was finance. Two
amount. Baron Hermann de Storms posses.
sions were. In fact. valued at $4,000, 600. and
McCalmont. the other triple millionaire. should
have been declared almost simultaneously.
That year, 1887. wa, the most memorable on
Excheauer. althouGh the will of Lord Wolver.
ton vas not mored until the following year.
tive OF a New York banking house, vas the
only double mlllionaire among the bankers;
o %d,Io R sSe we ami 81 sSsG bii Discount disSounter In Aiser,
non Peckover Of the Gurney arm, whose son has
become The first Quaker Lord Lieutenant ola
Manchester Bank. was in zach case summed mp
In one million and something over. Six other
estates OF bankers and hnAnciers. including
seven figures, and eleven moro ranked over
There is something appropriate in the fact
that the only contractor among the million
aires should be q BsasAey-Mr. Henry A. Bras
men connected with the distribution OF littra-
ture should be headsd by tho name OF W. II.
Smith. The greatest news AGENTS wealth 40
preached two millions, far exceeding any other
fortune made in the production or distribution
CT literature. although Mr.. Thomas Nelson of
wero both above tho half million limit. This
table will show at a glance the amount of each
only tho gross figures can be obtained. but. as
q rule. the difference between.the gross and net
figures 10 sliEht eIeept in such cases as shat
Canal contractor, and the late Duke OF Devoa-
shire. when the reasons for the disparity were
ings In which they wore personally concerned.
Following are the names of prominent mil.
l~ionaires. with source Of wealth, date of will
and amount:
Baron Herman de Stern. nnancier. 1887. Rs,
Hugh Mccalmont, .toctbroker, 1857. Rs, 1871. o9I.
John Ryiand. Manchester trade. 1889. s2,o7i..
str Robert Lodso; b; inherited from Russia ner.
Junius 5. Morgan, banker, 1890. Q ,oea. 600.
And. Mont.Eue OF InEmanthorpe. landowner.
Fk. CLARKE Hills. chamical manufscturer. 1879,
LORD woiSsrtdn. aslsn's ssint tog 1855. f.sao. GOO.
Earl Of Derby. Liverpool groundnandiord 1875,
& .eO1, EUN.
W. H. Smith. news agent. 1893. Ri, 7o4. 400.
9. II. Strut, couon spinner. 1895. FL .12I. S6I.
Duke OF Cleveland. mineral royalties, 1881. al.-
40. $50.
christopher R. W. Talbot. mineral royalties. 1891.
Rl. 3y9, l73.
Baron Hlrsch. nnsncier. 1895. 81. sTs.ISs
S-lhaniei Clayton. %enSines. 1854. Ell. s6+.+9e.
FL ,x76.0SS.
Roger Cunlife. bill discounter. 1895. Ell. 1874. o69.
Samuel Ftelden. cotton. 1880. Rl.l70 lis.
Aigernon Peckover, banker. 1924, lilies, 2S6.
o. Il. Thompson, banker. 1893. AI.lYS, 7ga
ChrtRffnn AIhnnAn- chemical HnnnnfnrInreR IAEO
FL .l2S. 500.
John Builough, machinist. 1891. l 1901, s85.
Henry Paes. maisrar. 1894. e. .07s. 4sI.
Sir Arch. orr.Euing. b.. dyer, lsvA. sI. OFT. 1856.
900.
sur Richard Wallace. b.. landowner. 1891.
FL. O65. 7se.
Ii. A. Brassey. contractor, 1891. I'll, oIp, OH.
BOO.
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SIR dnbert sreeuan. b.. brewer. 1894. FL. ols,.
HueH g. MAcLAUcHLAs.