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An immigrant from a wealthy French Huguenot family. Colonial Tax Rolls show him to be the wealthiest man in British North America in 1770. He studied law at London's Inner Temple and was called to the British Bar in 1752. He returned to America in 1754, practised law and was a highly successful merchant and banker. He personally managed his several plantations and many slaves.
Contributor: Anna Jaech (47861515)
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An immigrant from a wealthy French Huguenot family. Colonial Tax Rolls show him to be the wealthiest man in British North America in 1770. He studied law at London's Inner Temple and was called to the British Bar in 1752. He returned to America in 1754, practised law and was a highly successful merchant and banker. He personally managed his several plantations and many slaves.
Contributor: Anna Jaech (47861515)
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