▁He ▁brought ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁to ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁and ▁r ented ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁Congress ▁Street ▁( now ▁ 3 1 st ▁Street ▁N W ) ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁operated ▁a ▁sho em aker ' s ▁shop ▁and ▁le ather ▁goods ▁business . ▁He ▁swift ly ▁grew ▁wealth y ▁supp lying ▁sho es ▁for ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁students ▁at ▁nearby ▁Ge or get own ▁College . ▁Cor cor an ▁also ▁began ▁bu ying ▁to b acco ▁and ▁fla x ▁seed ▁for ▁export ▁on ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁ships . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁three - story ▁brick ▁home ▁at ▁ 1 2 2 ▁Bridge ▁Street ▁( now ▁M ▁Street ▁N W ) ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁ ▁Cor cor an ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Ge or get own ' s , ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ' s , ▁wealth iest ▁citizens ▁in ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁Columbia ▁College . ▁He ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁le ather ▁and ▁sh oe ▁business ▁and ▁into ▁bank ing ▁and ▁real ▁estate , ▁where ▁his ▁fortune ▁was ▁made . ▁ ▁Ge or get own ▁Common ▁Council ▁and ▁mayor ▁Cor cor an ' s ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁leading ▁political ▁figure ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Ge or get own ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁by ▁the ▁Maryland ▁General ▁Assembly