The 15 richest fireman in American history

Prince John D. Rockefeller oil tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, or Girard Stephen Wang Hai railway train...... The United States is the richest in the history of the rich man.

1. John D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $25 billion 300 million

Fireman Rockefeller family rich by creating a revolution in the petroleum industry. You are a standardized way, one of the largest build quality Standard Oil Corporation oil companies in the world.

In 1880 90%, standard oil control oil production in the United States. In 1911, the government was forced to stop after the event, the company charges and Standard Oil Corporation after the collapse of the price and the trading system, including Exxon oil floating Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP, occupied the world's largest enterprise.

However, Rockefeller is the first American billionaire. You are the last part of life to charity and the establishment of Chicago University and the Rockefeller Foundation.

2. Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794 - 1877)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $20 billion 500 million

Vanderbilt - Railway - the king began a barge in the port of New York. Then, your business is gradually extended to the steamboat and the train is a very rude and dirty smoking mouth, Vanderbilt never into the real world, in the upper New York. However, your child is completely different. They built many luxury villas on the road is very close to the Park Avenue and the society. But until 1973, van der Pauw 120 sons are millionaires, why eat wild behavior of flowers.

3. John Jacob Astor (1763 1848 years)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $13 billion 800 million

Astor started as a selling fur. But your assets are mainly from real estate investment in Manhattan. At that time, his son took over the company, the family has more than 700 Astors area real estate in this area business. However, many German businessmen to support immigrants because of family rich wife.

4. Stephen Girard (1750 1831 years)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $12 billion

Girard France, the United States, is the beginning of a boy in the cabin of the European merchant ships from the Caribbean. At the age of 23, Stephen became captain Girard. Later, he has a merchant fleet. Girard settled in Philadelphia and the use of China wealth from the ocean shipping company to buy the bank. In addition, also borrow money to the United States government in the 1812 war. After the death of most of his fortune to charity, even if most of your information assets of any activity.

5. Richard Mellon (1858-1933)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $10 billion 300 million

Richard and my brother Andrew (fireman No. 15 in the list of the family bank in Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania. The two merchants have a more abundant industry in Nineteenth Century, iron and steel, petroleum, coal, and railways. In the Mellon Bank Corporation and Gulf Oil Corp, aluminum production enterprise 2, Alcoa can establish a fireman.

6. Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $10 billion 100 million

The steel industry is a rich man and Carnegie Steel Corp, but more famous Carnegie donated money to charity. After selling Steel Corp giant JP Morgan, he founded many charitable organizations and non-profit, including The Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Peace Foundation Charity international peace and nearly 3000 public libraries.

7. Stephen van Rensselaer (1764 1839 years)

In the adjustment of asset inflation: $10 billion 100 million

Van Rensselaer is the last aristocrats to provide much of the land in North America in the colonial era, Holland. The time you have millions of HA in New York and 100000 people rent. You are the only one in this list are entirely by inheritance. However, Van Rensselaer is a very generous