John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and 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 a driving force behind the wave of industrial consolidation in the United States spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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John Pierpont Morgan 17 April 1837 Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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31 March 1913 (aged 75) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
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