John Pierpont Morgan
(1837-1913)

Died aged c. 76

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. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was the driving force behind the wave of industrial consolidation in the United States spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Over the course of his career on Wall Street, J.P. Morgan spearheaded the formation of several prominent multinational corporations including U.S. Steel, International Harvester and General Electric which subsequently fell under his supervision. He and his partners also held controlling interests in numerous other American businesses including Aetna, Western Union, Pullman Car Company and 21 railroads. Due to the extent of his dominance over U.S. finance, Morgan exercised enormous influence over the nation's policies and the market forces underlying its economy. During the Panic of 1907, he organized a coalition of financiers that saved the American monetary system from collapse. As the Progressive Era's leading financier, J.P. Morgan's dedication to efficiency and modernization helped transform the shape of the American economy. Adrian Wooldridge characterized Morgan as America's "greatest banker". Morgan died in Rome, Italy, in his sleep in 1913 at the age of 75, leaving his fortune and business to his son, John Pierpont Morgan Jr. Biographer Ron Chernow estimated his fortune at $80 million (equivalent to $2.2 billion in 2021).

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Junius S. Morgan 1813-1890 and John Pierpont Morgan 1837-1913 International Bankers lived here 1858-1913

14 Prince's Gate, Westminster, London, United Kingdom where they lived

The Metropolitan Club Designed in Italian Renaissance style by McKim, Mead & White, this building on a site formerly owned by the Duchess of Marlborough, was completed as a home for the Metropolitan Club in 1894. The Club, whose first president was J. Pierpont Morgan, was organized in 1891.

East 60th Street, New York, NY, United States where they was