J. P. Morgan Quotes


No sir. The first thing is character.


Citations

U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Banking and Currency. Money Trust Investigation: Investigation of Financial and Monetary Conditions in the United States. Government Printing Office, 1913, pt. 15, p. 1084.

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J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan
  • Born: April 17, 1837
  • Died: March 31, 1913
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Financier, Banker, Accountant, Art Collector

John Pierpont Morgan 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.