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Old Money Powerhouses: These Are the Richest People in American History Before 1990

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Jay Arthur and Robert Alan Pritzker

The Pritzker brothers are rich because of their family enterprise. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Jay Arthur Pritzker and Robert Alan Pritzker are American businessmen. They are part of the Pritzker family, one of the richest and most influential families in the United States. Jay Arthur Pritzker is a co-founder of TransUnion, a consumer credit reporting agency.

Robert Alan Pritzker, on the other hand, is the former chairman and CEO of Marmon Group, a conglomerate of manufacturing and service companies. They are major donors to a number of organizations and institutions, including the Pritzker Foundation, the Pritzker Family Children’s Foundation, and the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago.  According to Forbes, the family was worth $15 billion.

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