Were there industrial tycoons with only daughters? How did they handle inheritance?
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Andrew Carnegie had one daughter (Margaret Carnegie Miller) and no sons. She inherited his money and was trustee for his charitable foundation, but Andrew Carnegie gave the bulk of his fortune to charity (about $350 million out of $480 million, which was a lot in 1900!).
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