US Entrepreneurs, Biography, J.P. Morgan, J.P. Morgan & Co., Born in 1837

J.P. Morgan (born 1837) was a prominent American entrepreneur and banker.

He founded J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1871 and transformed it into a banking giant.

He was instrumental in the development of the modern business conglomerates and was influential in the financial world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He was a major financier of the industrial revolution, and was instrumental in the formation of U.S. Steel in 1901.

He was also a philanthropist, donating to numerous charities and educational institutions.

He was a major collector of art and a prominent member of high society.

He was an avid supporter of the Republican Party, and was a major contributor to Theodore Roosevelt's presidential campaign.

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