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'''Daniel Drew''' (1797–1879) was a [[Wall Street]] insider during the [[Gilded Age]].  His was a rags-to-riches-to-rags story that began with little formal education as a child.  He earned a fortune by manipulating [[stock]] on Wall Street, founding the successful brokerage firm of [[Drew, Robinson & Company]] in 1844.  Ultimately he was betrayed by [[James Fiske]] and [[Jay Gould]], two other Wall Street insiders, and died penniless.
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'''Daniel Drew''' (1797–1879) was a [[Wall Street]] insider during the [[Gilded Age]].  His was a rags-to-riches-to-rags story that began with little formal education as a child.  He earned a fortune by manipulating [[stock]] on Wall Street, founding the successful brokerage firm of [[Drew, Robinson & Company]] in 1844.  Ultimately he was betrayed by [[James Fiske]] and [[Jay Gould]], two other Wall Street insiders, and died penniless. He was an early investor in the [[Western Union]] company, and advocated (unsuccessfully) that Western Union invest in the [[telephone]].
    
He is famously known for his remark that all he wanted in a deal was "a little unfair advantage."{{fact}}
 
He is famously known for his remark that all he wanted in a deal was "a little unfair advantage."{{fact}}
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