Darius Ogden Mills (September 5, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. He was born in North Salem, New York and his early career was as a bank clerk and retailer. He joined the California Gold Rush in December 1848, and founded a bank in Sacramento. He invested in gold mining, silver mining in Nevada, forest land near Lake Tahoe, and the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The First Provincial Bank of Taiwan in Taipei, Republic of China was formerly the central bank of the Republic of China and issued the New Taiwan dollar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... North Salem is the name of several towns in the United States: North Salem in Indiana, North Salem Township in Missouri North Salem in New York. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) was the first world-class gold rush. ... 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tahoe redirects here. ... The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (AAR reporting mark VT) was built to serve the silver mining communities of Nevada. ...

In 1864 he founded the Bank of California, which grew large in the 1860s and 1870s, but collapsed due to financial irregularities involving its chief cashier, William L. Ralston. Mills used his personal fortune to revive the bank and attract new investment, and within three years, the bank was again strong. 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Bank of California was founded in San Francisco, California on July 5, 1864 by William Chapman Ralston. ... // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... // Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

Mills built an estate named Millbrae, which gave its name to the present town that grew up around it. 150 acres of the original estate, bordering San Francisco Bay, were leased by his grandson Ogden L. Mills to be used for Mills Field, now known as San Francisco International Airport. A number of local institutions are named for him, including Mills Hospital, the Mills Estate housing subdivision, and Mills High School. General view of Millbrae Millbrae is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate The San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Ogden Livingston Mills (August 23, 1884–October 11, 1937) was an American businessman and politician. ... FAA diagram of SFO SFO redirects here. ... Subdivision is the act of dividing up land into smaller pieces that are easier to sell, usually via a plat. ...

Later in life, Mills retired from banking, and returned to New York, where he participated in the development of a number of buildings in Manhattan, and full time philanthropy and sitting on the board of directors of a number of charitable and cultural institutions. He died of a heart attack in 1910 at his Millbrae estate. In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ...