J. P. Morgan

John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913), American financier and banker, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, a son of Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), who was a partner of George Peabody and the founder of the house of J. S. Morgan & Co. in London. At the turn of the century (1901), J. P. Morgan was one of the wealthiest men in America.

Further reading

• The Death of the Banker : The Decline and Fall of the Great Financial Dynasties and the Triumph of the Small Investor By Ron Chernow Publisher: Vintage; 1st edition (July 14, 1997) ISBN 0375700374
• The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy by Charles R. Morris Publisher: Times Books 2005 ISBN: 0805075992