| John Jacob Astor, American Fur Company, Pacific Fur Companies, Southwest Fur Company
John Jacob Astor
Born: July 17, 1763 in Germany
Died: 1848 in New York
John Jacob Astor was a major Fur trader and merchant
John Jacob Astor established the American Fur Company in 1808 and later the Pacific Fur Companies and Southwest Fur Company with trading posts across the country
John Jacob Astor established Astoria, Oregon in 1811 in hopes of developing the Far East market but the War of 1812 blockaded the post and he eventually sold it to the British
John Jacob Astor monopolized the fur trade until 1834 when he retired from the fur business. Investments in real estate in New York made him the richest man in the United States and its' first millionaire on record
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