Samuel J. Tilden
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Samuel Jones Tilden was an attorney and later politician of the Democratic party. He studied law at New York University and was admitted to the bar in 1841.
Born: February 9, 1814 in New Lebanon, New York. Died: August 4, 1886 at his home in New York.
He represented a number of railroads and invested in real estate. His investments made him wealthy at a young age.
He served as Governor of New York from 1874 to 1876. He was nominated as the Democratic candidate for President for the 1876 election.
He bequeathed two million dollars to construct and maintain a public library which later merged with others to become the New York Public Library. His original bequest of four million was challenged by his family.
