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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, 1825 – 1910. Born on September 23, 1825, Darius O. Mills was a self-made man who hailed from simple farming folks in Westchester, N.Y. For some time he was casting about to find his calling, and finally determined to become a banker.
Darius Ogden Mills was born on September 5, 1825 in North Salem, Westchester County, New York. He was the son of James and Hannah Mills, both descendants of early American stock.
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.).
Ogden Mills (December 18, 1856 – January 29, 1929) was an American financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner. [1] Early life. Ogden Mills was born on December 18, 1856, in Sacramento, California, to Jane Templeton Cunningham and Darius Ogden Mills (1825–1910). [2] .
Darius Ogden Mills. Bank Crowd. "The Bank Crowd" refers to the group of entrepreneurs who dominated the economic life of the Comstock from 1867 to 1875. The name refers to the Bank of California, which was opened in San Francisco, on June 5, 1864, by William C. Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills.
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.
