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Darius Ogden Mills (September 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. For a time, he was California's wealthiest citizen. [1]
Darius O. Mills died of heart failure on January 3, 1910 at the age of 84 at his Millbrae estate in California. His son, Ogden, had just left the estate, leaving him with Elisabeth Mills Reid had returned from Europe to help her ailing father.
Sep 5, 2021 · Darius Ogden Mills (September 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker, philanthropist and, for a time, California's wealthiest citizen. Biography. He was born in North Salem, New York and his early career was as a bank clerk and retailer. He joined the California Gold Rush in December 1848, and founded a bank in Sacramento.
- New York
- September 5, 1825
- Jane Templeton Mills
- January 3, 1910
Darius Ogden Mills (September 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. For a time, he was California's wealthiest citizen. Darius Ogden Mills and family (c. 1890) with Whitelaw Reid and J. P. Morgan at the Millbrae estate—present-day Millbrae, California.
Darius Ogden Mills was probably the most influential figure in national politics in the Bay Area the 1860s & 1870s. He was a conservative Republican king maker, and the West Coast's most successful banker of in his time.
- 09/25/1825
- Darius Ogden Mills
- Mills, Darius Ogden
- Business
Learn how Darius Ogden Mills turned disaster into opportunity during the Great California Fire. #ThinkAndGrowRich #NapoleonHill #AlchemyOfTheBrain
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Mar 22, 2024 · Darius Ogden Mills was an art collector, California pioneer, merchant, banker, real estate investor, hotelier (Mills Hotel) and philanthropist who established the first banking house in California (Gold Bank of D. O. Mills & Co.).
