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John William Mackay
Born
(1831-11-28)November 28, 1831
Dublin, Ireland
Died
July 20, 1902(1902-07-20) (aged 70)
London, UK
Resting place
Green-Wood Cemetery
Occupation(s)
Shipbuilder, prospector, partner in Comstock Lode mines
Organization(s)
Consolidated Virginia Mining Company Bank of Nevada
Known for
Being one of the "Bonanza Kings"
Spouse
Marie Louise Hungerford (m. 1866)
Children
John William Mackay Jr, Clarence Hungerford Mackay
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John William Mackay (November 28, 1831 – July 20, 1902) was an Irish-American industrialist who rose from rags to riches. Born into abject poverty and raised in the slums of New York City, Mackay became one of the four Bonanza Kings, a partnership which capitalized on the wealth generated by the silver mines at the Comstock Lode in Nevada, making him one of the richest Americans in his time. He also headed a telegraph business that laid transatlantic cables, and he helped finance the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway Company. His granddaughter Ellin Berlin was the wife of Irving Berlin.
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