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The Morgan family is an American family and banking dynasty, which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century.. Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations, primarily through the work of Junius Spencer (J.S.) Morgan (1813–1890) and John Pierpont (J. P.) Morgan Sr. (1837–19
John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 17, 1837, in Hartford, Connecticut to Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890) and Juliet Pierpont (1816–1884), of the influential Morgan family. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] His father, Junius, was then a partner at Howe Mather & Co., the largest dry goods wholesaler in Hartford.
Zackquill Morgan and Nancy Paxton had the following children: i. NANCY ANNE MORGAN was born in 1759 in Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. She died in 1816 in Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. She married (1) JOHN PIERPONT in 1774 in West Virginia, USA, son of Francis Pierpoint Jr. and Sarah Richardson.
The first and only woman at the table when John Pierpont Morgan and his fellow investors gathered to stave off further bank runs had already warned everyone. “I saw this situation coming ...
Junius Spencer Morgan II was born on June 5, 1867, in Irvington, New York, to George Hale Morgan (1840–1911) and Sarah Spencer Morgan (1839–1896), distant cousins.His mother and her brother, John Pierpont Morgan, were two of the five children born to Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), his grandfather, and Juliet Pierpont (1816–1884), the daughter of John Pierpont (1785–1866).
Like many aspiring bankers of the mid-19th century, young John Pierpont Morgan got into the business of finance with the help of some old-fashioned family connections. From 1857 through 1871,
John Pierpont Morgan Jr, nicknamed Jack, was born on September 7, 1867, in Irvington, New York, to J. P. Morgan and Frances Louisa Tracy. He graduated from St. Paul's School, and later in 1886 from Harvard College, where he was a member of the Delphic Club, formerly known as the Delta Phi.
Long before women were even given the right to vote, Green was a titan in a male-dominated field, earning the respect of the likes of John Pierpont Morgan, the American financier who founded what ...