Person:John Morgan (163)

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John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan
b.17 Apr 1837 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.31 Mar 1913 Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy
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  1. John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan1837 - 1913
  2. Sarah Spencer Morgan1839 -
  3. Mary Lyman Morgan1844 -
  4. Junius Spencer Morgan, Jr.1846 - 1858
  5. Juliet Pierpont Morgan1847 -
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  1. John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.1867 - 1943
  2. Anne Morgan1873 - 1952
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  • H.  John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan1837 - 1913
  • W.  Amelia Sturges (add)
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Name John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Apr 1837 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage to Frances Louisa Tracy
Marriage to Amelia Sturges (add)
Death[1] 31 Mar 1913 Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Reference Number? Q54168?


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John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was the driving force behind the wave of in the United States spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Over the course of his career on Wall Street, J.P. Morgan spearheaded the formation of several prominent multinational corporations including U.S. Steel, International Harvester and General Electric which subsequently fell under his supervision. He and his partners also held controlling interests in numerous other American businesses including Aetna, Western Union, Pullman Car Company and 21 railroads. Due to the extent of his dominance over U.S. finance, Morgan exercised enormous influence over the nation's policies and the market forces underlying its economy. During the Panic of 1907, he organized a coalition of financiers that saved the American monetary system from collapse.

As the Progressive Era's leading financier, J.P. Morgan's dedication to efficiency and modernization helped transform the shape of the American economy.[1] Adrian Wooldridge characterized Morgan as America's "greatest banker". Morgan died in Rome, Italy, in his sleep in 1913 at the age of 75, leaving his fortune and business to his son, John Pierpont Morgan Jr. Biographer Ron Chernow estimated his fortune at $80million (equivalent to $billion in ).

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. P. Morgan, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   John Pierpont Morgan, in Morgan, Appleton. A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times. (New York: Published for subscribers only, 1902)
    p 77.

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