The 10 richest presidents, ranked by Forbes
By The Associated Press January 28, 2012 7:48PM
George Washington
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Updated: March 1, 2012 8:33AM
1. George Washington
Ran farms, started businesses and owned lots of slaves.
2. Herbert Hoover
In 1910 was earning the equivalent of $2.5 mil. a year
3. Thomas Jefferson
Core of his wealth was inherited from parents
4. John F. Kennedy
Trust-fund baby, donated presidential salary to charity
5. Andrew Jackson
Army general, land speculator co-founded the city of Memphis
6. Theodore Roosevelt
Old-money family with manufacturing interests, trust fund
7. Zachary Taylor
Came from plantation family that owned thousands of acres
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt
An only child in an old-money family, raised in luxury
9. Lyndon Johnson
Hit it big buying in 1950s the only TV station in Austin, Texas
10. James Madison
Owned 5,000 acres of lush tobacco-growing land in Virginia
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