The Building of A Fortune
In 1869 he joined the coal mining firm Ames & Co. of which he acquired ownership interest in 1873. The newly renamed James W. Ellsworth & Co. enjoyed enormous success with mines operating in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia and offices in Chicago, New York City and Pittsburgh.
He served as the president of the Union National Bank of Chicago from 1896 to 1898 during which time he was a signatory of National Bank notes.
Ellsworth owned a number of residences including ones in Chicago, New York City, Hudson, Ohio, Switzerland and Florence, Italy.
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