Thanks to the nature of his job, John had plenty of acquaintances. Gates had to claw his way to the stars as he moved from selling firewood to selling homes and railroads before becoming a pioneer of barbed wire. Although he was a millionaire, his earliest life was by no means fun and games.� He was an American Gilded Age industrialist and one of the most famous gamblers of his era. Gates spent most of his life in the second half of the 19th century. Bet a Million” Born into Baccarat?Īlthough it was not a win, we have to begin the journey with John Warne Gates and tell his legendary story.
