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J. P. Morgan
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16 Apr 1837
† 31 Mar 1913
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Biography
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 the banking firm that ultimately became known as JPMorgan Chase & Co., he was the driving force behind a wave of industrial consolidations in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century.
Also Known As
John Pierpont Morgan, J.P. Morgan
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