Stephen Girard

About Stephen Girard

[Wikidata] French-American businessman (1750–1831)... | [Wikipedia] Stephen Girard was a French-born American banker and philanthropist. Born in Bordeaux, Girard subsequently immigrated to the Thirteen Colonies where he established himself in the American banking industry. During the War of 1812, Girard single-handedly saved the federal government of the United Stat