Richest US presidential candidates in history

 Adjusted for inflation, the first president’s fortune would today stand at $525 million, according to a figure reported by Business Insider in 2017.This made him the wealthiest person to win the presidency until Trump’s 2016 victory.Washington’s fortune was bound to his vast estates in Mount Vernon, Virginia, which stretched across 8,000 acres in Virginia. He also owned 300 slaves.