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Drexel, Francis Anthony

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Banker and philanthropist, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1824; died there, 1885. As head of the banking house of Drexel and Company, he was one of America's foremost financiers. He was most generous in aiding charities and left a great part of his estate to the Church. Father of Saint Katharine Drexel.

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Entry for 'Drexel, Francis Anthony'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​d/drexel-francis-anthony.html. 1910.
 
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