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      • One of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.
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  2. Apr 3, 2014 · J.P. Morgan became one of the wealthiest and most powerful businessmen in the world through his founding of private banks and industrial consolidation in the late 1800s.

  3. Apr 23, 2024 · From robber baron to the hero of the Panic of 1907, J.P. Morgan helped shape Wall Street as we know it.

  4. In 1857 Morgan went to work in London at his father’s bank. He moved to New York a year later, where he was based until his death in 1913. Morgan was a central figure in many of the most important transactions of the Industrial Revolution.

  5. Nov 9, 2009 · One of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.

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  6. Signature. John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) [ 1 ] 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 the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was a driving force behind the wave of ...

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › business-leaders › jp-morganJ.p. Morgan - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), the most powerful American banker of his time, helped build a credit bridge between Europe and America and financially rescued the United States government twice. On April 17, 1837, J. P. Morgan was born in Harford, Conn.

  8. Sep 2, 2024 · John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. (born Sept. 7, 1867, Irvington, N.Y., U.S.—died March 13, 1943, Boca Grande, Fla.) was an American banker and financier, the head of the Morgan investment banking house after the death of his father, John Pierpont Morgan, Sr.