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William Sylvester Silkworth (October 28, 1884 – April 1971), referred to in the U.S. press as "W. S. Silkworth", was an American financier known being president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York and being forced to resign because of scandal. starting in 1919. He was also a sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924, he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition. Silkworth aggressively and successfully pursued new business for the exchange, and his career as president reached its peak in February 1922, when all trading records at the exchange were broken, ensuring that "Silkworth, not [NYSE president] McCormick, was the talk of Wall Street." Silkworth resigned on June 21, 1923, after an investigation into Consolid

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  • William Silkworth (de)
  • William Silkworth (pl)
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  • William Sylvester Silkworth (* 28. Oktober 1884 in Brooklyn; † April 1971 in Hempstead) war ein US-amerikanischer Sportschütze. (de)
  • William Sylvester Silkworth (October 28, 1884 – April 1971), referred to in the U.S. press as "W. S. Silkworth", was an American financier known being president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York and being forced to resign because of scandal. starting in 1919. He was also a sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924, he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition. Silkworth aggressively and successfully pursued new business for the exchange, and his career as president reached its peak in February 1922, when all trading records at the exchange were broken, ensuring that "Silkworth, not [NYSE president] McCormick, was the talk of Wall Street." Silkworth resigned on June 21, 1923, after an investigation into Consolid (en)
  • William Sylvester „Bill” Silkworth (ur. 28 października 1884 w Brooklynie, zm. w kwietniu 1971 w Hempstead) – amerykański strzelec, mistrz olimpijski. Uczestniczył w Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1924 w jednej konkurencji. W trapie drużynowym Amerykanie zostali złotymi medalistami, a Silkworth uzyskał trzeci wynik w zespole (skład reprezentacji: Fred Etchen, Frank Hughes, John Noel, Clarence Platt, Samuel Sharman, William Silkworth). (pl)
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  • Hempstead, New York, United States (en)
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  • Brooklyn, New York, United States (en)
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