The Titan · Character

Judah Addison

A conservative Chicago banker whose backing admits Cowperwood to the Union and Calumet Clubs and lends the newcomer a veneer of respectability.

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Also known as Mr. Judah Addison, Mr. Addison, Judah Addison, Addison, Judah

First appearance: VII: Chicago Gas

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President of Lake City National Bank; initially skeptical but quickly taken with Cowperwood's personality; offers to introduce him to Chicago's leading figures.

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Addison moves through the city's private collections, clubs, and drawing rooms as a strong, polite, remote man who understands the value of social sponsorship. By backing Cowperwood for club membership and lending his name to the Michigan Avenue housewarming, he helps convert new money into something the old families will at least tolerate. His support is the thin social scaffolding on which the Cowperwoods' Chicago respectability rests, and its limits measure how far the city will let an outsider climb.

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Business Partners and Servants
Cowperwood's Inner Circle
Extended Social and Business Network

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A Reconnoiter
President of Lake City National Bank; initially skeptical but quickly taken with Cowperwood's personality; offers to introduce him to Chicago's leading figures.
The New Queen of the Home
Attends the dinner; admires Aileen's beauty and contrasts her favorably with his wife.
VII: Chicago Gas
Agrees to support Cowperwood's gas consolidation scheme as an investor, but not as an open partner.
XIII: The Die Is Cast
Warns Cowperwood about the gossip and the attempt to oust him from clubs; advises him not to resign.
Street-Railways at Last
Works with Cowperwood on the street-railway deal; involved in plans to organize the Chicago Trust Company.
XLIII: The Planet Mars
Reports to Cowperwood on the banking hostility and the negative rumors circulating in New York financial circles.

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