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Sep 28, 2020 · One of the most colorful Americans of the storied Gilded Age—from 1870 to 1910—provides a vivid and classic case in point. His name was James Buchanan Brady (1856-1917), known to history as “Diamond Jim” because he wore precious stones in superabundance. I first heard his name from a history teacher who presented Brady as “typical ...
James Buchanan Brady (1856-1917) has been immortalized in the folklore of the Gilded-Age for his meteoric rise to high society from New York’s poorest slum and especially for his collection of more than 2 million dollars’ worth of diamond adornments, which earned him the nickname “Diamond Jim.”[1] Brady rejected the lure of the saloon ...
Aug 14, 2017 · And for five more years, Diamond Jim Brady remained in the world of enormous meals, theatrical first nights and lovely companions. Things caught up with him at last in April 1917. He left the bulk ...
James Buchanan "Diamond Jim" Brady. 1856-1917. Brady, an American financier and benefactor to Johns Hopkins, was born in New York City. Brady worked as a bellhop and in various jobs with the New York Central Railroad before taking a sales position with a railroad supply house. A successful salesman, he drew huge commissions and soon was a ...
Aug 17, 2001 · The story of an industrial giant of the Gilded Age who looms tall over the colorless tycoons of today, H. Paul Jeffers's rollicking account of the life and times of "Diamond" Jim Brady is one of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. Born in 1856 into an Irish immigrant family who ran a saloon on the Lower East ...
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Apr 26, 2022 · The self-styled King of Bling, Brady wore diamonds on his buttons, watch, belt buckle, scarf pin, rings, tie pins, and cuff links. The head of his walking cane contained a three carat diamond. When Jim succumbed to a heart attack in 1917, he bequeathed a collection of thirty diamond-encrusted watches to his childhood friend Jules Weiss.
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