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Gates, John Warne, 1855-1911 print view role Collector dates 1855-1911 city New York City state NY other cities Turner Junction, IL; Port Arthur; TX; Chicago, IL; sex M historical notes Collector, financier and promoter, known as Bet-a-Million Gates, born near Chicago. He discovered a market for wire fencing on the Western plains, began the manufacture of fencing in St. Louis, and, by a succession of consolidations and promotion schemes, organized (1898) the American Steel and Wire Company. He was a well-known figure on the grain and stock exchanges and later, interesting himself in oil, became prominent in the development of Port Arthur, Tex. He married to Dollora R Baker of St. Charles, IL, in 1874. He purchased Messonier's "L'Aumone," at the Hilton sale in 1900 (NYTimes.com). decades of activity 1900-1910 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:23 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 August Jaccaci papers, 1889-1935 (bulk 1904-1914). see details... Hagley Museum and Library Manuscripts & Archives Dept. Records, 1866-1916 (bulk 1905-1912). see details... Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Joseph Stephen Cullinan Collection, 1895-1939 see details... «  back