Business · 1837–1913
J. P. Morgan
Powerful American financier who dominated Wall Street during the Gilded Age
Did you know?He was an avid art collector who donated a massive portion of his vast private collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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 and Progressive Era.
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- Age at death
- 75
- Years since death
- 113
- Born
- April 17, 1837 · Hartford, United States
- Died
- March 31, 1913
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Business
Family
- Father
- Junius Spencer Morgan
- Mother
- Juliet Pierpont
- Spouses
- Amelia Sturges Morgan, Frances Tracy Morgan
- Children
- Anne Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan, Jr., Juliet Pierpont Hamilton, Louisa Pierpont Morgan
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