Yesterday's Architect · c. 1806–1875
Jeremiah G. Hamilton
Broker and speculator who, after fleeing Haiti over a counterfeiting scheme in 1828, traded securities from an office near Wall Street and speculated in Manhattan real estate. Called 'the only black millionaire in New York', he sued Vanderbilt's Accessory Transit Company and left an estate estimated at about $2 million in 1875.
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People
- documented byJames McCune SmithBEJ profile
- documented byShane WhiteBEJ profile
Institutions and enterprises
- documented byFreedom's Journala letter called him a 'base villain'BEJ profile
Places
- worked in · 1828New York Cityarrived after fleeing Haiti; broker and speculator until his deathBEJ profile
- held property inNew York CityManhattan real estate speculationBEJ profile
- worked inWall Streetbroker; not admitted to the main stock exchangeBEJ profile
Events
- lived through · 1828Haitian counterfeit coin scheme (1828)distributed counterfeit coins; $300 reward placed on him; fledBEJ profile
- lived throughHamilton's lawsuit against the Accessory Transit CompanyplaintiffBEJ profile
Themes
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