Charles K. Prioleau
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Charles Kuhn Prioleau (1827–1887) was an American cotton merchant who became the senior partner of Fraser, Trenholm & Company in Liverpool, England, a firm that functioned as the European banker of the Confederacy and was its major supplier for arms and military ware during the American Civil War. As a firm that frequently acted as the European banker of the Confederacy it often extended it credit, and was sometimes referred to as "the Confederate Embassy in England".[1][2]
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Charles K. Prioleau | |
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Born | 1827 |
Died | 1887 London, England |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Cotton merchant, Senior partner of Fraser, Trenholm & Company |
Known for | Financier and supplier for the Confederacy during the American Civil War |
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