John H. Inman
John Hamilton Inman (born 23 October 1844 in Jefferson County, Tennessee - died November 5, 1896, Berkshire, Massachusetts) was a capitalist who invested in cotton, coal, iron and steel, and railroads, especially in the impoverished post-Civil War South. While he is remmembered as a tycoon in the age of laisse-faire, cut-throat capitalism, he nevertheless helped the economic development of his native state and the South in general.
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