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Floyd Odlum
American lawyer (–)
Floyd Bostwick Odlum (March 30, – June 17, ) was an American lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the United States who made a great fortune out of the Depression".[1]
Life and career
After struggling as a corporate attorney in Salt Lake City, Odlum received an offer of a job at a New York firm, and in became vice-president of his primary client, Electric Bond and Share Company.
In , Odlum, a friend, and their wives pooled a total of $39, and formed the United States Company to speculate in purchases of utilities and general securities. Within two years, the company's net assets had increased 17 fold to nearly $,[2] In , Odlum incorporated Atlas Utilities Company to take over the common stock of his other company.
During the summer of , Odlum was one of the few industrial moguls to believe that the boom on Wall Street could not continue much longer, and he sold one half of Atlas's