Stephen Whitney

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1815 When the war ended in 1815, he owned warehouses full of cotton. He is also reported to have purchased all the cotton bales used to build fortifications by Andrew Jackson's army during the Battle of New Orleans.
1818 When the embargo was lifted, the price of cotton shot up, and he became a wealthy man. By 1818-at age 42-he was able to retire from commerce.
Mary Whitney
Merchants' Exchange Building (New York City)
Two years later, he managed to make a huge profit from the Panic of 1837. He bought up commercial paper during the panic, and held it until it had rebounded. This greatly increased his wealth, making him a millionaire.