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Stephen Girard: America's First Tycoon.
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 3/11/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...States to become a millionaire. Stephen Girard was so rich he bankrolled the...for thousands of children. "Girard's imaginative use of trust funds...philanthropists," writes George Wilson in Stephen Girard: America's First Tycoon (Combined...
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Stephen P. Girard
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 4/9/2007; 455 words
; Stephen P. Girard QUINCY - Stephen P. Girard, 67, of Quincy, a former courier service operator...was a member of the Quincy Elks. He is survived by two sons, Stephen Girard of Tallman, N.Y., and Paul Girard of Suffern, N.Y...
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Stephen R. Girard
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 7/20/2007; 298 words
; WEYMOUTH- Stephen R. Girard, 59, of Weymouth, died Wednesday at home. Mr. Girard was a flooring contractor. Born in Newton, he...is survived by his wife, Joan F. (Calhoun) Girard; three daughters, Kathleen F. Iacovelli, Jill...
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Girard College oversight focus of proposed bill
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 3/26/1999; 700+ words
; ...Trusts' administration of the Stephen Girard Trust and its effect on Girard...Thoren, City Trusts spokesman. Girard College was established as a school...1848 by wealthy philanthropist Stephen Girard. But a series of protests by...
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Tearing down 'The Wall' led to change; Cecil B. Moore led desegregation campaign against Girard College
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 5/16/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...years ago. When philanthropist Stephen Girard died in 1831, he was considered...1954, the Supreme Court upheld Stephen Girard's will, stating "A man's...the school not to back down on Stephen Girard's will. However, after a three...
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News and Views: Scrooges in Philadelphia Have Girard College on a Lean Budget
Magazine article from: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education; 10/31/1998; 700+ words
; ...College on a Lean Budget In 1848 Girard College in Philadelphia was founded...proceeds of the estate of financier Stephen Girard. In his will Girard restricted...funding of the school's programs. Stephen Girard was born in Bordeaux, France...
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News and Views: Scrooges in Philadelphia Have Girard College on a
Newspaper article from: Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, The; 10/31/1998; 700+ words
; ...College on a Lean Budget In 1848 Girard College in Philadelphia was founded...proceeds of the estate of financier Stephen Girard. In his will Girard restricted...funding of the school's programs. Stephen Girard was born in Bordeaux, France...
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Marie Hicks, 83, the Rosa Parks of Girard College: Her crusade in the 1960s led to the desegregation of the Phila. school.(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 4/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...and watchmaker, died of cancer in 1964. Girard College had relaxed founder Stephen Girard's orphans-only ban and accepted fatherless...time, go through the gates and around the Stephen Girard statue and Founders Hall before proceeding...
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Through changes, Girard has grown
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 2/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...spanning over 43 acres. In the 1800s, Girard College adhered to admission stipulations...legal battles in Philadelphia history. Girard was established by wealthy philanthropist Stephen Girard (1750-1831). Due to the instructions...
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Girard College increases enrollment
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 3/15/2005; 578 words
; ...theatre arts and a variety of other programs. At Girard's December gala, Toronto-based Onex Corp...year, French was a graduation requirement for Girard students because Stephen Girard, the school's founder, was born in France...
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Stephen Girard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Stephen Girard Stephen Girard (1750-1831), French-born American merchant and philanthropist, had a successful career in business and banking and became one of the wealthiest men in America. Stephen Girard was born near Bordeaux on May 20...
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Girard, Stephen (1750-1831)
Book article from: American Eras
Stephen Girard (1750-1831) Financier and banker Early Career. Stephen Girard rose from being a cabin boy to become...Enterprise in Early America: A Study of Stephen Girard ’ s Bank, 1812 –...
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Vidal v. Girard's Executors
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
VIDAL V. GIRARD'S EXECUTORS Vidal v. Girard's Executors was an 1844 decision by the Supreme Court...its charter, to accept and administer a charitable trust. Stephen Girard was a native of France who emigrated to the American colonies...
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Girard College
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Girard College in Philadelphia, an elementary and secondary boarding school...It opened 1848 with a bequest, now grown to a huge endowment, from Stephen Girard ; it was originally a school for fatherless boys.
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Mellon Bank Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...11 other Pennsylvania businessmen; and the Girard Savings Institution of Philadelphia, established...institution, which eventually came to be known as Girard Bank, was named in honor of Stephen Girard, a multi-millionaire who left $7 million...
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