John Raskob

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Person.png John Raskob  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(businessman)
John J. Raskob LOC.jpg
BornMarch 19, 1879
Lockport, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1950 (Age 71)
NationalityUS
ReligionCatholic
Member ofAmerican Liberty League, Knights of Malta
Perpetrator ofThe Business Plot
PartyDemocratic Party (United States)

Employment.png Vice-president for Finance

In office
1911 - 1946
EmployerDuPont
Organizer of the 1934 Business plot.

Employment.png Vice-president for Finance

In office
1918 - 1928
EmployerGeneral Motors
Organizer of the 1934 Business plot.

John Jakob Raskob was a financial executive and businessman for DuPont and General Motors.


 

An event carried out

EventDescription
The Business PlotA military takeover of the USA planned by The Money Trust. Never enacted due to the character of the man they ill advisedly chose to head it Smedley Butler, who foiled the plot and decreased the group's influence.
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