NameAlexander (John) Mitchell, G Grandson
Birth18 Oct 1817, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death19 Apr 1887, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Burial26 Apr 1887, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
OccupationRailroad builder. Financier & banker. President of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad.
Note 1Arrived in USA 28 May 1839 from Scotland. One of the richest men in the mid-West. Millionaire railroad builder & banker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Note 2Presumably born at Mill of Fortie, Ellon, Aberdeenshire though by 1870 there was “scarcely one stone left upon another to mark the place where the old houses stood”.
Note 3He brought 50,000 dollars to the USA to establish an insurance company that fronted for a bank which flourished. “He ran a honest operation and by aged 50 was believed to have a fortune of 20 million dollars (worth about 350 million by 2004 values).
Note 4He and his wife built a ‘magnificent mansion” near downtown Milwaukee and a palatial villa in Florida.
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