J. P. Morgan

John Pierpont Morgan Sr. was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. As the head of... Wikipedia

• Born:  John Pierpont Morgan, April 17, 1837, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
• Age at death:  75 years
• Died:  March 31, 1913, Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy
• Resting place:  Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
• Alma mater:  University of Göttingen
• Occupation:  Financier, Investment banker, Accountant, Art collector
• Known for:  Founding and leading J.P. Morgan & Co. Financing the creation of American Bridge, General Electric, International Harvester, International Mercantile Marine, Southern Railway and U.S. Steel Organizing the Morgan "money trust" which owned Aetna, General Electric, International Mercantile Marine Company, Pullman Palace Car Company, U.S. Steel, Western Union, and 21 railroads
• Board member of:  Northern Pacific Railway, New Haven Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pullman Palace Car Company, Western Union, New York Central Railroad, Albany & Susquehanna Railroad, Aetna, General Electric and U.S. Steel
• Children:  4, including Jack and Anne
• Parent(s):  Junius Spencer Morgan (father)
• Family:  Morgan
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo