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John William Mackay (November 28, 1831 – July 20, 1902) was an Irish-American industrialist who rose from rags to riches. Born into abject poverty and raised in the slums of New York City, Mackay became one of the four Bonanza Kings , a partnership which capitalized on the wealth generated by the silver mines at the Comstock Lode in Nevada ...
John William Mackay (28 de noviembre de 1831 - 20 de julio de 1902) fue un magnate estadounidense de origen irlandés, uno de los cuatro Reyes de Bonanza, una asociación que capitalizó la riqueza generada por las minas de plata de la veta Comstock en Nevada .
HISTORY. The Mining Millionaire Americans Couldn’t Help But Love. Unlike the other one-percenters of his age, John Mackay gained his countrymen’s admiration. But in an ironic twist, it means...
1831-1902. John William Mackay . Induction Year. 1988. Inductee Number. 16. John W. Mackay, an Irish immigrant, became the most powerful figure on the famous Comstock Lode. In August of 1859, when the news rang out, “There’s Silver in Washoe!” Mackay left the placer mines of California and joined the rush to the Comstock silver.
John William Mackay. (1831-1901) 1987 Inductee from Mining's Past. John Mackay was born in Dublin, Ireland. He moved with his family to New York as a young boy and worked as a ship's carpenter apprentice during his teen years. John joined the "49ers" in the rush to the California gold fields by sailing around the Horn in 1851.
18 de may. de 2018 · John William Mackay (1831-1902), American miner and business leader, controlled the richest ground in the Comstock mining area of Nevada and founded the Postal Telegraph Company. John William Mackay was born on Nov. 28, 1831, in Dublin, Ireland. In 1840 his family emigrated to New York City.
MacKay, John William. Contributed by. Murphy, David. MacKay, John William (1831–1902), miner and businessman, was born in Dublin, son of a Scottish father and an Irish mother. His family were desperately poor, and in 1840 they emigrated to America.
