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Thomas F. Ryan | |
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Born | Nelson County, Virginia, U.S. | October 17, 1851
Died | November 23, 1928 New York City, U.S. | (aged 77)
Occupation | Financier |
Political party | Democrat |
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Children | 8 |
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Thomas Fortune Ryan (October 17, 1851 – November 23, 1928) was an American tobacco, insurance and transportation magnate. Although he lived in New York City for much of his adult career, Ryan was perhaps the greatest benefactor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond in the decades before the Great Depression. In addition to paying for schools, hospitals and other charitable works, Ryan's donations paid for the construction of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia. Ryan also made significant donations to Catholic institutions in New York City and Washington, D.C.