re: Who are the "Old Money" and/or power families of BR?

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I consider old money connected to french and Spanish settlers.

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:LSU kige:

Real old money is at least 100 years old and generally very quiet. Usually made before the Civil War in trades of a different era. I know a family in banking and real estate who made it from growing hemp in the "age of sail". Very quiet and unassuming but still very wealthy.