J.P. Morgan
1837-1913 · American · Gilded Age
Known for: The most powerful banker in American history who personally bailed out the US government
Organized mergers creating US Steel, GE, AT&T. During the 1907 Panic, personally rescued the financial system—the last time a private citizen would do so.
Imposing with a rhinophyma-scarred nose he was sensitive about. Art collection became the core of the Met. The Fed was created partly because one man should never hold that much power.
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