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Benjamin Bates IV

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Gender Male
Death145 years ago
Date of birth July 12,1808
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Mansfield
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died January 14,1878
DiedBoston
Massachusetts
United States
Known forScientific management
Parent(s)Hannah Copeland and Elkanah Bates
ChildrenJosephine, Benjamin Edward V, Sarah Hersher, Lillian Gilbert, Arthur Hobart Herscher
Net worthUS$79 million at time of death (equivalent to approximately $1. 82 Billion 2017 dollars)
Job Banker
Financier
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Date of Upd.
ID530045
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Benjamin Bates IV Life story


Benjamin Edward Bates IV was an American rail industrialist, textile tycoon and philanthropist. He was the wealthiest person in Maine from 1850 to 1878, and is considered to have introduced both the Efficiency and Taylorism movements to the economy of Maine.

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