Evans, Thomas Mellon

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Name
Evans, Thomas Mellon Gender: M
James Evans IV
born on 8 September 1910 at 04:45 (= 04:45 AM )
Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 40n26, 80w00
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_vircol.18.gif 14°51' s_mo.18.gif s_scocol.18.gif 07°34 Asc.s_vircol.18.gif 00°33'



Biography

American financier, orphaned as a young boy, who rose to become one of the early corporate raiders in American business as well as a philanthropist and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who won the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described Evans as "arguably one of the seminal figures of 20th-century business." His story was told by Diana B. Henriques in her book The White Sharks of Wall Street: Thomas Mellon Evans and the Original Corporate Raiders published by Scribner in 2000. Evans died on 17 July 1997, aged 86, in Manhattan, New York.


Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death, Cause unspecified 17 July 1997 (Age 86)
    chart Placidus Equal_H.
  • Social : Great Publicity 2000 (Biography, "The White Sharks of Wall Street," published)

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.

Categories

  • Family : Childhood : Advantaged
  • Family : Childhood : Family noted
  • Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Orphaned as a young boy)
  • Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Inheritance (Small inheritance)
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Wealthy
  • Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 86)
  • Vocation : Business : Banker/ Financier
  • Vocation : Business : Business owner
  • Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
  • Vocation : Business : Top executive
  • Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Republican)
  • Vocation : Misc. : Animal Breeder/Trainer (Racehorse)