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Joseph Edward Gage (c.1687 – 1766) was an entrepreneur and speculator. He was the son of Joseph Gage of Sherborne Castle and Elizabeth Penruddock and the brother of Thomas Gage 1st Viscount Gage Bt As a young man in Paris borrowed money from Richard Cantillon to speculate in shares in Mississippi Company and the South Sea Company. He made a vast paper fortune whereupon he offered Augustus II the Strong the King of Poland 3000000 pounds for his crown.

birth date
1687-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1766-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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