Jay Cooke

Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821-February 8, 1905), American financier, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, the son of Eleutheros Cooke (1787-1864), a pioneer Ohio lawyer, and Whig member of Congress from that state in 1831-1833.

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August 10 - 1821 - February 8 - 1905 - Sandusky, Ohio - Ohio - Whig

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Seemingly destined for a commercial career, Jay Cooke received a preliminary training in a trading house in St. Louis, Missouri, and in the booking office of a transportation company in Philadelphia; at the age of eighteen entered the Philadelphia house of E.W. Clark & Company, one of the largest private banking firms in the country. Three years later he was admitted to membership in the firm, and before the age of 30 was also a partner in the New York City and St. Louis branches of the Clarks.

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St. Louis, Missouri - Philadelphia - New York City

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Cooke owned a summer home on the small Lake Erie island Gibraltar, located in the harbor of Put-in-Bay, Ohio.

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