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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 . His siblings included Louisa Pierpont Morgan (1866 ...
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. His mother Juliet was the daughter of the poet ...
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
In 1953, he married his first wife, Elizabeth Robbins Choate (1953–1957), the daughter of Robert Burnett Choate and the sister of Robert B. Choate Jr. Before their divorce in 1957, they had John Adams Morgan Jr. His second marriage was in 1962, to Tania Goss, an alumna of the Ethel Walker School and Vassar College who was the daughter of ...
Morgan family. Signature. Junius Spencer Morgan I (April 14, 1813 – April 8, 1890) was an American banker and financier, as well as the father of John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan and patriarch to the Morgan banking house. In 1864, he established J. S. Morgan & Co. in London as the successor to George Peabody & Co., of which he was junior partner.
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 ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the United States.
William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892), who died of typhoid fever while attending Yale University. Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), whom his father disinherited for marrying Grace Graham Wilson (1870–1953) without his approval. [6] Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877–1915), who died aboard the RMS Lusitania, and who married ...