John

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John is the given name of John Warne Gates, the American industrialist and financier known for promoting barbed wire and early oil ventures.

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instanceOf human
alsoKnownAs Bet-a-Million Gates
burialPlace Oak Woods Cemetery
businessActivity barbed wire industry
oil industry
steel industry
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1855-05-18
dateOfDeath 1911-08-09
employer American Steel and Wire Company
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Gates
givenName John
languageSpoken English
notableAchievement helped consolidate wire and steel companies into American Steel and Wire
invested in early Texas oil fields
notableFor early oil ventures
promotion of barbed wire
notableWork development of barbed wire marketing techniques
occupation financier
industrialist
placeOfBirth Turner Junction, Illinois
West Chicago, Illinois
placeOfDeath Paris, France
linked to: Paris
residence New York City
St. Louis, Missouri
sexOrGender male

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