Encyclopedia > Marcus Daly

Article Content

Marcus Daly

Marcus Daly (December 5, 1841 - November 12, 1900), was an Irish-born American businessman known as the "Copper King".

He emigrated from Ireland to the United States at the age of fifteen, arriving in New York City. He made his pile as the owner of a copper mine in Montana. He invested some of his money in a stock farm, which produced Tammany[?], said to be the fastest horse in the world.

This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Brazil

... to a growing desire for independence amongst Brazilians and in 1822 the then prince-regent Dom Pedro I established the independent Empire of Brazil. This lasted until the ...