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Jim Fisk was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended school for short periods, but spent most of his time earning money as a waiter, circus worker, and traveling salesman. Later, Fisk became associated with Jordan & Marsh, for whom he successfully managed war contracts during the Civil War.
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He teamed with fellow financier Jay Gould to corner the New York City gold market in 1869. This attempt to consolidate the wealth in the hands of the two men resulted in the Financial Panic of 1869 (called "Black Friday"), and forced the federal government to release ... (bio by: Russ Dodge) ; Search Amazon for James Fisk...
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AKA James Fisk, Jr. ... The American financier James Fisk was born at Bennington, Vermont, on the 1st of April 1834. After a brief period in school he ran away and joined a circus. Later he became ... Is the subject of books:; Jubilee Jim: the Life of Colonel James Fisk, Jr., 1928, BY: Robert H. Fuller, DETAILS: (biography) ;
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James Fisk, Jr. ( April 1 , 1834 – January 6 , 1872 ), known variously as "Big Jim," "Diamond Jim," and "Jubilee Jim," was an American Financier . Fisk was born in Bennington , Vermont . After a brief period in school he ran away and joined a Circus . Later he became a hotel Waiter , and finally adopted the business ...
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At the root of the scandal were two well-known scoundrels, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk. The two financiers had worked together in 1868, when they used stock fraud and bribery to keep Cornelius Vanderbilt from taking control of the Erie Railroad, which they owned.
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From "Fisk and Fiske Family -Being the record of the Descendants of Symond Fiske, Lord of the Manor of Stadhaugh, Suffolk County, England, from the time of Henry IV, to Date, including all the American Members of the Family", by Frederick Clifton Pierce, published in 1896.
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