Darius Ogden Mills

Darius Ogden Mills
Darius Ogden Mills
Born(1825-09-25)September 25, 1825
North Salem, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 3, 1910(1910-01-03) (aged 84)
Millbrae, California, United States
Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery,
Sleepy Hollow, New York
EducationMt. Pleasant Academy
Occupation(s)Banker, investor, mining & railway executive, philanthropist
Spouse
Jane Templeton Cunningham
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(m. 1854)​
ChildrenOgden Mills
Elisabeth Mills
RelativesOgden L. Mills (grandson)
Ogden Mills Reid (grandson)
Gladys L. Mills (granddaughter)
Jane B. Mills (granddaughter)
Jean T. Reid (granddaughter)
Signature
Darius Ogden Mills and family (c. 1890) at the Millbrae estate, in present-day Millbrae, California
Darius Ogden Mills and family (c. 1890) with Whitelaw Reid and J. P. Morgan at the Millbrae estate—present-day Millbrae, California
Millbrae estate (1869–1954), image from c. 1895
Millbrae estate (1869–1954), image from c. 1895

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]

  1. ^ Pecuniary Emulation Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine by Gray Brechin.