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J.P. Morgan · Life in Weeks
The dominant figure in American finance at the turn of the 20th century, he reorganized failing railroads, financed industrial giants, and twice helped stabilize the U.S. economy during financial panics. His name remains synonymous with American banking.
J.P. Morgan: 3,962 weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Began his banking career at Duncan, Sherman & Company in New York
Started his own private banking firm during the U.S. Civil War
Reorganized federal gold reserves to end the Panic of 1893
Orchestrated the creation of United States Steel Corporation
Coordinated private financiers to halt the Panic of 1907
Died in Rome, Italy, leaving an estate worth roughly 80 million dollars
Legacy
Helped form U.S. Steel in 1901, the first billion-dollar corporation, by merging Carnegie Steel and other firms. Personally organized a rescue of the U.S. banking system during the Panic of 1907, an act that spurred the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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