August Belmont Sr. (born Aaron Schönberg; December 8, 1813 – November 24, 1890) was a German-American financier, diplomat, and politician. He served as...
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August Belmont Jr. (February 18, 1853 – December 10, 1924) was an American financier. He financed the construction of the original New York City Subway...
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1903. Belmont was a member of the banking firm of August Belmont and Co., New York City. He became publisher of the Verdict, a weekly paper. Belmont was...
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August Belmont IV (December 30, 1908 – July 10, 1995) was an American investment banker and thoroughbred racehorse owner. He was born on December 30, 1908...
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Belmont Park is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Elmont, New York, just east of New York City limits best known for hosting the Belmont Stakes, the final...
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SS August Belmont was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after August Belmont, a German-American politician,...
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Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite...
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The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide...
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The August Belmont Trophy is awarded annually to the winning owner of the Belmont Stakes now run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The silver bowl...
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was named for the New York banker August Belmont. Belmont is home to Belmont Abbey College. Settlement in the Belmont area began around the colonial-era...
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