Banker and philanthropist, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1824; died there, 1885. As head of the banking house of Drexel and Company, he was one of America's foremost financiers. He was most generous in aiding charities and left a great part of his estate to the Church. Father of Saint Katharine Drexel.
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