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The Evening Press in Middletown, Connecticut

10 Dec 1918

Page 8

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The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1918

Page

8

Alexander Agassiz wealth and scientific devotion contrasted

A detailed portrait traces Alexander Agassiz as one of New England's wealthiest figures, famed for Calumet & Hecla success and large gifts to science. It notes his pride in scientific work, his preference for credit to others, and his stance against patronizing luxury, with Carnegie's expedition offer declined, and his own $75,000 funding of a scientific effort.

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Phen Alexander Agassiz New England Alexander Agas Calumet & Hecla Mi Company der Agassiz Michigan New Agassiz Rockefeller Calumet & Hecla Andrew Carnegie Quincy A. Shaw Henry L. Higginson Stephen B. Elkins Henry M. Flagler Florida Elkins West Virginia Calumet & Hecla Mining Co Calumet, Mich Underwood & Underwood New York
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Elkins' Rise from Ohio to West Virginia Politics and Wealth

The narrative traces a 19th century figure born in 1841 in Ohio who, after the Civil War, grows from land speculator in New Mexico to district attorney, then Congressional delegate. He amasses vast land claims, wins wealth after a landmark Supreme Court ruling, marries into the Davis family, and becomes secretary of War and a West Virginia senator. His lavish Washington home, gardens, and hospitality mark his prominence, with a large family and a lasting fortune.

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Ohio New Mexico Territory Congress Supreme Court Elkins Henry Gassaway Davis West Virginia State Commonwealth Harrison United States Senate Tuscany Washington Europe Senator Elkins Katherine Davis Richard Stephen Blaine Stephen B. Elkins
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