Old Money Families That Have Been

Richest The Longest

Top billionaires as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Carlos Slim might have accumulated a lot of

wealth but they are never to come in the league of old rich families which have been wealthy

over since times innumerable.

Below are some of the rich families who have had riches from over the generations:

Astor family

The family is considered to be the first aristocrats in America. The family was once known as

landlords of New York and interestingly some of the locations in New York are still named after

this family. Be it the Astor Avenue, Astor Place or the Astor neighbourhood in Queens, the

imprints of the family can be seen everywhere.

Du Pont Family

The power and repute this family enjoys can be seen for real in Delaware as the companies set up

by DuPont family employ around 10 percent of population of this town. A majority of riches of

the family came from the wealth that the family acquired by selling of gunpowder during civil

war which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

Rockefeller Family

The family acquired its riches in early 1900’s when they were able to sell off major oil deposits

through their company which was named as Standard Oil. The family had shares in Chase

Manhattan Bank which is now a part of the JP Morgan Chase.

Rothschild Family

The family was the richest in the world during 1800’s and is known for establishing finance

homes throughout Europe (Cover up story). Even today the family has impressive stakes in

finance & banking, mining, gold, energy and farming sector.

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Vanderbilt Family

The most important contribution of the Vanderbilt family has been that the family has built the

Grand Central Terminal in New York. During 1900’s the family was known to have 10 huge

mansions along Fifth Avenue in New York.