John W. Simpson (lawyer)
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John W. Simpson( - May 16, 1920)[1] was a founding member of law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, then titled Simpson, Thacher, & Barnum.
He died May 16, 1920 leaving an estate apraised in 1922 at $2,665,894.[1]
Using several methods of computing the relative value of a U.S. dollar to the amount of his estate at the time of his death:[2]
| Value of estate in the 2007 Dollar | Method Used |
| $32,960,750.97 | Consumer Price Index |
| $27,294,202.19 | GDP Deflator |
| $183,091,250.35 | Nominal GDP per Capita |
[edit] See also
Thomas Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Lawyer Left $2,665,894", New York Times, January 10, 1922, pp. 1. "John W. Simpson, member of Simpson, Thacher D. Bartlett, lawyers, who died May 16, 1920, ...He gave the bulk estate to his wife, Kate Seney Simpson. and his daughter, Jean W. Simpson."
- ^ Williamson, Samuel; Lawrence H. Officer (2008). Six Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount, 1790 to Present (Calculator). admin@measuringworth.com. MeasuringWorth.Com. Retrieved on 2008-03-19. Comparing Results]
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