https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw Stormy Albiani en-us 2016-10-03 16:21:11 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png 501562 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936125 Born on April 17, 1837 and died on March 31, 1913. He went into banking with his dad and moved to New York to join the banking house,  over the years Morgan had partnered with many people. Morgan reorganized business structures and management in order to return them to profitability; His reputation as a banker and financier also helped bring interest from investors to the businesses that he took over. After the death of his father he had to take over the steel company, his goal was to buy out all his competitors and suppliers.  

]]> 2016-10-03 16:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936125 501562 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936292 He was born on November 25, 1835 and died August 11, 1919. He grew up very poor, he started working as a telegrapher and invested in railroads. He built the steel company which he sold to J.P. Morgan, with the fortune he made he wanted to leave his mark so he built the Carnegie hall, and founded a bunch of things.

 ]]> 2016-10-03 16:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936292 501562 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936471 Was born on July 8, 1839 and died May 23, 1937. He was shaped by his con-man father and religious mother, at age 16 he became a bookkeeper and bought out Maurice B. Clark. In 1870 he partnered with his brother when he founded the Standard Oil Company, Inc. He had an enormous influence on the railroad industry, which transported his oil around the country. His company dominated the oil industry and was the first great business trust in the United States. He spent the last 40 years in retirement at his estate. 

]]> 2016-10-03 16:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936471 501562 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936595 Born in Pittsburgh on March 24, 1855 and died August 26, 1937; his father was a lawyer and banker.  In 1872 his father set him up in a lumber and coal business, which he soon turned into a profitable enterprise and joined his father's banking firm.  He became the partner of Edward Goodrich Acheson in manufacturing silicon carbide. He was also appointed Secretary of the Treasury by the new President in 1921, He served for 10 years and 11 months. 

]]> 2016-10-03 16:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127936595 501562 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ffks35n3lhw/wish/127937781 Was born September 3, 1814 and died March 29, 1878. He was a capitalist who helped build the Central pacific railroad, When the gold rush cam his family moved but he soon gave that up and opened a grocery business in Placerville and Sacramento. Feeder lines were soon added throughout California. He eventually moved to San Francisco and began to build his mansion however it was not done until after his death.

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