James Hazen Hyde
James Hazen Hyde (June 6, 1876 — July 26, 1959) was the son of Henry Baldwin Hyde, the founder of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. James Hazen Hyde was twenty-three in 1899 when he inherited the majority shares in the billion-dollar Equitable Life Assurance Society. Five years later, at the pinnacle of social and financial success, efforts to remove him from The Equitable set in motion the first great Wall Street scandal of the 20th century, which resulted in his resignation from The Equitable and relocation to France.
James Hazen Hyde | |
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Portrait, 1901 | |
| Born | June 6, 1876 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1959 (aged 83) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Cutler School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouse(s) |
Marthe, Countess de Gontaut-Biron
(m. 1913; div. 1918) |
| Children | Henry Baldwin Hyde II |
| Parent(s) | Annie Fitch Hyde Henry Baldwin Hyde |
| Awards | Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur |
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