TRASK, Spencer

Spencer Trask (September 18, 1844 December 31, 1909) was an American financier, philanthropist, and venture capitalist. Beginning in the 1870s, Trask began investing and supporting entrepreneurs, including Thomas Edison’s commercial production of the electric light bulb and his electricity network. In 1896 he reorganized The New York Times, becoming its majority shareholder and chairman.

[84] pp.

w/ tri-fold map of New York 1695 laid-in on page 18

G.P. Putnam’s Sons

1898

8 1/4″ x 6″

VG

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