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Elihu Yale made his fortune as an employee of the British East India Company. That much you’ll find on Yale’s Web site. Somewhat less publicized, however, is his firing, for corruption and misuse of power, in 1691. It appears that in his capacity as governor of Fort St. George, Elihu carried the fortune-seeking ethos of his era a little too far.
During five short and lucrative years, Elihu Yale aggressively used company funds to amass a private fortune. And with his ill-gotten gains he funded a fledgling American university, which adopted his name as its own.
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Fired for corruption ? Typical Yalee / democrat. Some things just have not changed. LOL
But this was actually a good article that you would excpect to find in a college newspaper. Thumbs up !