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August Belmont Sr. (born Aaron Schönberg; December 8, 1813 – November 24, 1890) was a German-American financier, diplomat, and politician. He served as Chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1860 to 1872.
August Belmont (born December 8, 1816, Alzey, Rhenish Prussia [now Germany]—died November 24, 1890, New York, New York, U.S.) was a German-born American banker, diplomat, political leader, sportsman, and a patron of the arts who was a defining figure of America’s Gilded Age.
15 de nov. de 2020 · The banker and sportsman August Belmont was a prominent political and social figure in 19th century New York City. An immigrant who came to America to work for a prominent European banking family in the late 1830s, he attained wealth and influence and his lifestyle was emblematic of the Gilded Age.
A s it must to all men, Death came to August Belmont, famed sportsman, financier, recognized as the leading turf man in the U. S. An inflammation in his right arm bred blood-poisoning.
August Belmont proved to be a most important benefactor to thoroughbred racing during an era when the sport was at a crossroads in America. In the aftermath of the Civil War, racing and breeding was in a desperate struggle to find its footing when Belmont entered the picture.
August Belmont (1816-1890), for whom the prestigious Belmont Stakes thoroughbred racing cup is named, was one of the influential bankers who helped define America's Gilded Age.
August Belmont was born in Germany, and after training at the Rothschilds' bank in Frankfurt, came to New York at twenty-one to open a banking house and act as the agent for the Rothschilds. A Wall Street financier and a patron of the arts, he was the model for Beaufort, the successful businessman in The Age of Innocence, who lived in a ...
