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Author Topic: Another Anglo-American brain teaser.  (Read 1664 times)

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Tony

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Another Anglo-American brain teaser.
« on: August 08, 2008, 09:11:10 AM »

A name familiar on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a generous American whose substantial fortune has provided housing for unfortunate Londoners for hundreds of years.

He was a successful merchant banker in The U.S. before he moved to London to continue his profession, where he soon amassed a fortune.

Part of this fortune was spent creating art galleries, libraries and museums in The U.S.  But so appalled by the slums of London was he that he also gave $2.5 million to fund the building of blocks of flats for the impoverished; a fund that continues to this day as a trust.

He was the first American to be given the freedom of the City of London and upon his death a vast crowd attended his funeral in London.

His trust still provides 19,500 homes for Londoners, there are 30 references to his name in The A-Z and he is commemorated by a statue in Threadneedle Street, London.

Who is he?   


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Re: Another Anglo-American brain teaser.
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2008, 09:53:15 AM »

Hi Tony,
Keeping us on our historic toes again, I see.  I believe you are talking about George Peabody who lived in the first half of the 19th century. I only know about him for an odd reason - I lived in Georgia for thirty years and there the familiar name was George Foster Peabody who lived in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th.  He too was a philanthropist who supported such radical ideas as votes for women, universal education, and started, what became Warm Springs, a rehab center which FDR bought from him.
Much fun,  thanks,
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