James Pierpont Who?
The son of a middle class banker, John Pierpont Morgan would grow up to be one of the most famous and influential financiers in history, constantly at the forefront of America's economic boom in the early 1900s.
Hailed as a business juggernaut during the Gilded Age, a quintessential American hero during the Panic of 1807, and a ominous force during the Progressive Era, Morgan possessed a career that spanned decades and still impacts us in the modern day. |
"Money equals business which equals power, all of which come from character and trust."
~ J.P. Morgan
Early LifeIntensely ambitious, Morgan sought to take his father's company to the pinnacle of success once he inherited it at the age of 18.
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AchievementsIn a career spanning decades, Morgan revolutionized the electricity and steel businesses and bailed out the U.S. government in his finest hour.
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The LegacyThe argument can even be made that J.P. Morgan's posthumous contributions to the American economy are even greater than what he achieved in his lifetime.
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By Rohin Kushwaha, Benjamin Matthew Olarsch, Anthony-James Dowd, & Dhruv Mandal