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Warren Delano IV (July 11, 1852 – September 9, 1920) was an American horseman and coal tycoon.
Warren Delano Jr. (July 13, 1809 – January 17, 1898) was an American merchant and drug smuggler who made a large fortune smuggling illegal opium into China. He was the maternal grandfather of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Warren Delano Jr.'s career smuggling opium into China. Warren Delano Jr. made a large fortune trading opium in Canton (now Guangzhou), China. Delano first went to China at age 24 to work for Russell & Company, which had pioneered trading with China.
30 de may. de 2018 · Astor wasn’t the only American to make his fortune in part through opium smuggling: Warren Delano, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s father, made millions engaging in what he called a “fair ...
Warren ventured to South America, the Pacific Islands and then on to China. In Canton he replaced Samuel H. Russell of the Boston tea company Russell and Company. Warren lived in China for nine years, earning the position of Chief of Operations for Macao, Canton, and Hong Kong.
15 de oct. de 2009 · Warren Delano IV. Warren was the son of Warren & Catherine Robbins Lyman Delano. In 1876, he married Jennie Walters. They were the parents of 7 children-Warren V, Lyman, Ellen Walters, Laura Franklin, Jennie Walters, William Walters, and Sarah.
Captain Warren Delano (1779-1866), Franklin Delano Roosevelt's great-grandfather, was a sea captain and ship owner who sailed from Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
