George Washington Riggs
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George Washington Riggs was an American businessman and banker. He was known as "The President's Banker." He was a trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Peabody Education Fund.
Portrait by Charles Loring Elliott, c. 1867
Gravesite of George Washington Riggs
William Wilson Corcoran
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William Wilson Corcoran was an American banker, philanthropist, and art collector. He founded the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
George Washington Riggs
…year. He traveled abroad, and, returning to America, worked for his father in the mercantile firm of Riggs, Taylor & Company in New York City. In 1840, William W. Corcoran took him into partnership in the banking firm of Corcoran & Riggs at Washington, D.C. The firm was immediately successful; it was able to obtain a major…
Corcoran in the late 19th century
Corcoran in 1867
Portrait of Corcoran by William Oliver Stone
Corcoran's grave in Oak Hill Cemetery