Sheldon Adelson was a cabdriver's son, born during the hardscrabble Depression era, who rose to be one of the Top 10 wealthiest people in the world.
Along the way, the multibillionaire casino and hotel magnate used his vast fortune to support Republican candidates and conservative causes in the U.S., well earning his description as a political kingmaker. "Adelson had a massive impact on Republican Party politics the past two decades," former longtime Republican National Committee member Steve Duprey told Fox News on Tuesday morning, soon after news that the 87-year-old Adelson had died late Monday from complications from his battle against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is a form of blood cancer.
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