George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (d. 1928)
George H. Earle Jr. (July 6, 1856 – February 19, 1928) was a Philadelphia lawyer and "financial diplomat" who was highly sought after to save ailing corporations from financial ruin.
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