Much More, he had been impressed with the practical uses to which Europeans put their wealth.
Estimates in the 1880s put his wealth at somewhere above $200,000.
She put her personal wealth to her advantage, giving or lending $280,000 to her own campaign.
It was how you put your wealth on display.
The Times put his wealth at £200 million in 2009.
There is a perception, several lawyers said, that firms' advice means more because all the partners ultimately put their own wealth behind it.
What use are wealthy friends if they will not put their wealth at your disposal, my queen?
For many, it was an easy way to flaunt success, ensure legacies and put their wealth to charitable use.
And those running against millionaires putting their own wealth into the campaigns would be held to less stringent caps.
And Forbes magazine put his wealth at about $340 million only a year ago.