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Cateret & Sewaren Railroad Co., 1892 Stock Certificate ITASB George F. Baker.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Cateret & Sewaren Railroad Co., 1892 Stock Certificate ITASB George F. Baker.
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NJ. 1 Share, I/U stock certificate. Black border with curved title, no vignette, S/N 8, ITASB George F. Baker. George Fisher Baker (1840 _ 1931) was a U.S. financier and philanthropist. Known as the "Dean of American Banking," Baker was known for his silence in public. He made a huge fortune after the Civil War in railroads and banking, and at his death he was estimated to be the third richest man in the United States, after Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller. He was a major benefactor to Harvard, Columbia and Cornell Universities among his endeavors.