John Sadleir
Irish financier and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Sadleir (1813 ā 17 February 1856) was an Irish financier and politician, who became notorious as a political turncoat, and committed suicide after the failure of his financial speculations. He served as the model for several fictional portrayals of speculators who come to ruin.
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