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John Pierpont (JP) Morgan

John Pierpont (JP) Morgan. The Family. Born April 17, 1837 in Hartford, Connecticut Parents were Juniet Spencer Morgan and Juliet (Pierpont) Morgan Father was involved in George Peabody & Company Parents were middle to upper class. Education.

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John Pierpont (JP) Morgan

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  1. John Pierpont(JP) Morgan

  2. The Family • Born April 17, 1837 in Hartford, Connecticut • Parents were Juniet Spencer Morgan and Juliet (Pierpont) Morgan • Father was involved in George Peabody & Company • Parents were middle to upper class

  3. Education • Minor education was from an English school in Boston • Went to University of Gottingen in Germany

  4. Beginning of a LongCareer • Got a job for private banking house Duncan Sherman & Company • Became agent and attorney for George Peabody and Company • After civil war Morgan bought out bankrupt business's and railroads • J.P. Morgan made J.P. Morgan & Company in 1895

  5. Big Business Deals • J.P. Morgan personally bought 200 million in government bonds • Bought steel mills from Andrew Carnegie • Formed U.S. steel corporation in 1901 worth about 1.2 billion dollars

  6. Legacy Left Behind • Died March 31, 1913 in Rome, Italy • Was 76 years old • Left 80 million dollars • Controlled billions is assets

  7. Bibliography • "The Man Who Bailed Out the US and Wall Street: Bailouts in 1895 and in 1907 Changed US Finance." Business CEOs. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. <http://business-ceos.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_man_who_bailed_out_the_us_and_wall_street>. • "J. P. Morgan: Biography from Answers.com." Answers.com: Wiki Q&A combined with free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedias. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. <http://www.answers.com/topic/j-p-morgan>. • "John Pierpont Morgan - Biography -." Biography.com. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. <http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Pierpont-Morgan-9414735>. • "Yahoo! Image Detail for - http://fxstar-luke.up.seesaa.net/image/federalreservenygold.jpg." Yahoo! Image Search. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. <http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DFederal%2Breserve%2Bgold%26vm%3Dr&w=360&h=523&imgurl=fxstar-luke.up.seesaa.net%2Fimage%2Ffederalreservenygold.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffxstar-luke.seesaa.net%2F&size=32k&name=federalreserveny...&p=Federal+reserve+gold&oid=b2e625f53ee54ef8&fr2=&no=10&tt=13077&sigr=10uk2upi5&sigi=11od5k9ca&sigb=128o5e3ta&vm=r>. • "Gottingen's University on Flickr - Photo Sharing!" Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/blandm/337861708/>.

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