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William Alexander Leidesdorff was one of the earliest Black U.S. citizens in California and a highly successful, enterprising businessman.
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William Alexander Greenhill died in 1894.
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William Cowper Alexander died in 1874.
Was William Alexander Leidesdorff the first African American millionaire?
William Alexander Leidesdorff was born October 1810, Danish Virgin Islands, naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1834. Accurate documentation of his complete financial legacy remains largely an incomplete study, however his California estate on May 18, 1848, the day of his death and burial was thought to be the largest in the entire Alta California U.S. Territory. Leidesdorff's official records, his accountant and "fiance" written accounts will one day become part of the public record of William Alexander Leidesdorff. Legal testimony from the Leidesdorff Ranch Farm Manager gives an estimated inventory that itself would exceed a million 1848 U.S. dollars. A rushed inventory and valuation of his estate during rapid esculation of prices during the Gold Rush of 1848 and California U.S. Statehood in 1850 facilitated early probate laws in California. It was Negro Seamen Acts that forced Leidesdorff from lucrative trade and commerce from the Port of New Orleans in 1840. It was Negro Exclusion Laws in enacted during early California statehood that prevented the Leidesdorff family heirs from testifying in court to retain an measure of the Leidesdorff estate. Many of the leading Military, Politicians and Merchants became millionaires utilizing extreme wealth obtained utilizing assets from the Leidesdorff estate. Even today, gold is still mined within his original 35,000 acre Leidesdorff Ranch, Sacramento County and Leidesdorff St., City of San Francisco remains a "Wall St." in the heart of the Financial District. Leidesdorff certainly accumulated well over a million U.S. dollars in tangible assets, the question remains was he the first African American in U.S. History? Today, the answer is yes, however, truth crushed to earth will rise and African American Economic History is a very young science. African Americans in the Age of Sail had amazing opportunity, especially before the Civil War and the decade of Reconstruction. Keep searchin and seeking answers to the difficult past questions, they often bear fruit to finding answers to today's problems. Michael Harris, Leidesdorff Project Director
What nicknames does Alexander William B Eliasen go by?
Alexander William B Eliasen goes by Alexander William.
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William Alexander Stirling has written: 'The poetical works of Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling'
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William Alexander Scott was born in 1940.
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William Alexander Ayton died in 1909.
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William Alexander Ayton was born in 1816.
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William Alexander Gambling was born in 1926.
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William Alexander Baird was born in 1867.
When did William Alexander Baird die?
William Alexander Baird died in 1940.
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William Alexander Clouston died in 1896.
When was William Alexander Clouston born?
William Alexander Clouston was born in 1843.
When did William D. Alexander die?
William D. Alexander died in 1991.
