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John Charles HerriesJOHN CHARLES HERRIES Statesman and financier Date: 1778 - 1855
John Pierpoint Morgan (1837 - 1913), American banker and financier, featured in The Tatler after his purchase of eight of the most important transatlantic shipping lines, including the White Star
Tom Titt / Sir Edgar SpeyerSir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet. American born financier and philanthropist, chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London from 1906 to 1915 and a friend of several leading composers
Alfred Beit (1853-1906)Photographic portrait of Alfred Beit, the British South African financier, pictured with his pet dog c.1906
Thomas Baring (1799-1873)Engraved portrait of Thomas Baring, the English financier and politician, pictured c.1873
The Cobbler & FinancierTHE COBBLER AND THE RICH MAN A rich financier gives a frugal cobbler a large sum of money; previously happy, the cobbler now finds he can t sleep for fear of thieves Date: circa 1870
1st Earl IddesleighSIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE 1ST EARL OF IDDESLEIGH English politician and financier
G J GoschenGEORGE JOACHIM GOSCHEN 1st Viscount Goschen, politician and financier. Director of Bank of England 1858-1865 and later Chancellor of the Exchequer
Jacques Necker (GaildrauJACQUES NECKER Swiss-born financier and statesman in France, achieved great personal power
Jean De MontaiguJEAN DE MONTAIGU French statesman and financier
Ivar KreugerIVAR KREUGER Swedish industrialist, financier and swindler; known as the Swedish Match King
Jakob Fugger (Jakob Ii)JAKOB FUGGER (JAKOB II) German financier and merchant of Augsburg, Germany; known as " The Rich". Expanded the firm founded by his father Jakob Fugger I
Male Type / BeaumarchaisPIERRE-AUGUSTIN CARON de BEAUMARCHAIS French clockmaker, writer and financier for the American colonies
GEORGE HUDSON (1800-71)GEORGE HUDSON English financier. Invested inheritance in railways and eventually controlled over 1000 miles of railroad. Lost fortune due to corruption
Sir T Gresham / RobinsonSIR THOMAS GRESHAM English financier who built the Royal Exchange and founded Gresham College
JP MORGAN / MUNSEYs 1906JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN American banker and financier who played the foremost part in organising the United States Steel Corporation
Emile PereireEMILE PEREIRE French financier, notably involved in railway construction
Horatio Bottomley / T & CHORATIO BOTTOMLEY Journalist, financier, politician and swindler
Belvedere MansionThe impressive mansion in Belvedere, Kent, England, seat of Sir Sampson Gideon, a fabulously wealthy financier. Sadly demolished in 1959
Piccadilly Circus TubePiccadilly Circus station, on the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway : the American financier C T Yerkes master-minded this much-needed extension to the system
John Law (Schenk)JOHN LAW Scottish financier in France, promoter of the Mississippi Scheme
Beaumarchais / DelepechPIERRE-AUGUSTIN CARON de BEAUMARCHAIS French clockmaker, financier and writer of The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
Sir Thomas GreshamSIR THOMAS GRESHAM English financier. Built (1566-68) Royal Exchange and Gresham College, in London
Mania / Hudson as a GuyRailway financier George Hudson, formerly known as the Railway King, is depicted as The Great Railway Guy after the collapse of his projects
Mania / Hudson LeveeGeorge Hudson (1800-1871), a financier known as King Hudson for the dominant part he plays in the railway mania, is depicted holding a royal levee
Alfred BeitALFRED BEIT German-born financier in South Africa, a friend of Rhodes : he bestowed much of his vast fortune in philanthropic gifts
Mayer Amschel RothschildMAYER AMSCHEL ROTHSCHILD German financier, moneylender at Frankfurt, founder of the international banking house
John Law GraveJOHN LAW Scottish financier in France, promoter of the Mississippi Scheme
Beaumarchais / JenkinsPIERRE-AUGUSTIN CARON de BEAUMARCHAIS French clockmaker, writer and financier for the American colonies