Oliver Harriman (1829-1904)

Oliver Harriman, of Low, Harriman & Co., New York

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Father
Orlando Harriman (1790-1867)
Mother
Anna Ingland (1791-1853)
Spouse
Laura (Low) Harriman (1834-1901)
Children
James Low Harriman (1856-1928)
Emmeline (Harriman) Olin (1860-1938)
Anne (Harriman) Vanderbilt (1861-1940)
Oliver Harriman Jr. (1862-1940)
Jefferson Borden Harriman (1864-1914)
Joseph Harriman (1867-1925)
Herbert Melville Harriman (1873-1933)
Lillie (Harriman) Havemeyer (1870-1940)
He was the uncle of the railroad tycoon, E.H. Harriman. Oliver and his father-in-law founded "one of the best known and wealthiest" dry goods firms in New York City. He left an estate valued at $20 million.

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Business Tycoons Gilded Age
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 22/08/2019 and last updated on 22/08/2019.