Abiel Abbot Low
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Abiel Abbot Low was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist who gained most of his fortune from the China trade, importing teas, porcelains, and silk, and building and operating a fl
Abiel Abbot Low, circa 1846.
Howqua
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Wu Bingjian, trading as "Houqua" and better known in the West as "Howqua" or "Howqua II", was a hong merchant in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong. He was o
Abiel Abbot Low
…intricacies of trading in China, Low became a partner in the firm. He launched his own business in 1840 in a joint venture with Wu Bingjian, also known as Howqua, a mentor for young Americans in China, a very important Hong merchant, head of the Canton Cohong and one of the richest men in China. The company, A…
Portrait, c. 1840–1849
Portrait by an unidentified artist