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George Stiebel (c. 1821-1896) was an Afro-European Jamaican trader and entrepreneur who became a millionaire from gold mining in South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stiebel is considered Jamaica's first millionaire of African descent.
Devon House, built in 1881, is the former residence of George Stiebel (1820–1896), [1] [2] Jamaica's first millionaire of colour, in St. Andrew. [3] He gained his wealth in Venezuela and returned to Jamaica. He was appointed as the Custos, a high civic post, of St. Andrew.
The residence built in 1881 by George Stiebel, Jamaica's first black millionaire, is known as Devon House. Steibel gained his wealth in Venezuela and returned to Jamaica. He was appointed as the Custos, a high civic post, of Saint Andrew. His residence has been restored and is operated as a house museum; it is open to the public for tours and ...
The Right Honourable Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey: Governor of New South Wales 1891 George Stiebel: Jamaican entrepreneur 2 April 1891 Vice-Admiral Colmar, Freiherr von der Goltz (Honorary) Officer of the Imperial German Navy 23 July 1891 Prince Abbas Bey of Egypt (Honorary) 1 January 1892 Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
Louis Verley, George Stiebel, and Colonel Charles Ward, between them guaranteed about half the cost. [1] The exhibition opened on 27 January 1891. [3] A special medal was produced for the event, showing Queen Victoria on one side and the exhibition hall on the other. [2] Versions were minted in silver-plated, brass [4] and gold. [5]
George Stiebel (businessman) This page was last edited on 31 January 2024, at 07:24 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
George G. Seibels Jr. (July 16, 1913 – March 28, 2000), was the first Republican to serve as the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. [1] Seibels was born in 1913 in Coronado, California . He was the son of Rear Admiral George Seibels, Sr., of Montgomery , Alabama, and a great-grandson of George Goldthwaite , former chief justice of the Alabama ...
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