'''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. | '''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. |