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No and yes. His total wealth didn't add up to one billion dollars, but he had millions that would "buy" what today would seem like billions. Inflation destroys large fortunes and makes new rich seem richer than the old rich. It's all relative, a movie and popcorn used to be 5 cents, now it's 15 dollars.

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