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My father invested his money so securely in the banking business that he was never able to get any of it out again.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Age: 70 †
Born: 1836
Born: November 2
Died: 1907
Died: March 19
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Business
Father
Money
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Never
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Invested
Banking

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