John J. Raskob

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John J. Raskob was an American businessman and financier best known for masterminding and financing the construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

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instanceOf businessperson
financier
human
philanthropist
architecturalClientOf Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
boardMemberOf General Motors
burialPlace Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1879-03-19
dateOfDeath 1950-10-15
educatedAt Niagara University (attended, non-graduate)
employer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
linked to: DuPont

General Motors
era Gilded Age and early 20th-century American business
familyName Raskob
fieldOfWork corporate finance
political fundraising
real estate development
founded Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities
fullName John Jakob Raskob
linked to: John J. Raskob
givenName John
heritage German-American
inspiredWork construction of the Empire State Building as the world’s tallest building at the time
knownFor financing the construction of the Empire State Building
masterminding the construction of the Empire State Building
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
notableIdea advocacy of widespread stock market investment in the 1920s
promotion of small-investor stock ownership in the United States
notableProject financing General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC)
notableResidence “Havre de Grace” estate near Wilmington, Delaware
notableWork Empire State Building
numberOfChildren 13
occupation businessman
executive
financier
placeOfBirth Lockport, New York
placeOfDeath Centreville, Maryland
politicalActivity key fundraiser for the Democratic Party in the 1920s
supporter of Alfred E. Smith’s 1928 presidential campaign
positionHeld chairman of the Democratic National Committee
vice president of finance at General Motors
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Centreville, Maryland
Wilmington, Delaware
sexOrGender male
spouse Helena Springer Green

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Empire State Building developer John J. Raskob
John J. Raskob fullName John Jakob Raskob
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Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware notableBurial financier John J. Raskob
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Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware notableBurial Empire State Building developer John J. Raskob
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Havre de Grace (estate near Wilmington, Delaware) notableResident John J. Raskob
Havre de Grace (estate near Wilmington, Delaware) hasLongtimeOwner John J. Raskob
Helena Springer Green spouse John J. Raskob
Helena Springer Green associatedWith John J. Raskob
Raskob hasNotableBearer John J. Raskob
Empire State Building developer John J. Raskob
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John J. Raskob name John J. Raskob
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