biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1795–1873)
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| biography:
| Merchant and philanthropist, born in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, USA. In 1812 he left the family tobacco plantation for his uncle's Baltimore commission house. In the 1820s he formed Hopkins Brothers, a grocery store (which at times accepted whisky in payment and sold it under the name ‘Hopkins' Best’). As he continued to prosper, his interests diversified into banking, insurance companies, steamship lines, and railroads. In his will, he left $7 million to establish in Baltimore the present world-class hospital and university that bear his name. |
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