Captains of industry by Daisy Ruiz Jauregui

Leland Stanford

394149 — 2017-10-05 17:48:39 UTC

Leland Stanford was born on March 9, 1824, in Watervliet town in New York, he died on June 21, 1893. He was one of eight children of a prosperous farmer who also dabbled in various local bridge and road contracts. Stanford was an American Tycoon, industrialized politician and founder of Stanford university together with his wife. As for business, Stanford was president of the Pacific Company from 1885 to 1890. He had tremendous power in the region of and a lasting impact in California, and for that was a considered a robber baron.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leland-Stanford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford

J.P Morgan

394149 — 2017-10-05 18:02:42 UTC

John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 17, 1837, in Hartford Connecticut. He Was also Son of a rich banker, he formed what became the influential banking house of J. P. Morgan in 1871. J.p Morgan was an instrumental in the creation of the united states steel corporation, international harvester, and AT&T. Had had influence over the nation's high finance and the united states congress member, and was also the financier of the progressive era. He was known as the Americans greatest banker through his dedication.
Source: https://www.biography.com/people/jp-morgan-9414735
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Morgan

Mark Hopkins

394149 — 2017-10-05 18:14:03 UTC

Mark Hopkins was born on September 1,1813, in Henderson, Jefferson County. He together with Leland Stanford and three others where the four main principles investors who formed the central Pacific railroad. During the California Gold Rush began Hopkin created the "New England mining and trading company. Later in 1855 Hopkins together with Collis P. Hingston formed "Hughston Hopkins and company." But what he is greatly known as and his reason for success was "The Big Four."
Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Hopkins-American-businessman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hopkins_Jr.

Marshall Field

394149 — 2017-10-05 18:33:08 UTC

Marshall FIeld was born on August 18, 1834, in Conway, and died on January 16, 1906. He founded the the world's most famous store deportment "Marshall Field" and was one of the greatest salesman. Despite the stores destruction of chicago fire of 1871 and other tragedies, the success of Marshall field was not to be denied. For field excellent skill and reputation of dealing with employees as well as customers help "Marshall Field" and the company in chicago become to world most largest retail store.Marshall Field was also one of the great American self-made millionaires of the nineteenth century
source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marshall-Field

Jay Cooke

394149 — 2017-10-06 02:12:54 UTC

Jay Cooke was born on August 21,1821 in Sandusky, Ohio, and died on February 16,1905. Cooke was an american financier who helped finance the union war effort during the American civil war. Just months before the American Civil War began Cooke opened his private bank house of "Jay Cooke & company." He also was engaged by the United States Treasury Department in 1862 for the sale of $500,000,000 worth of bonds. Cooke also played a major role in the in the financing efforts of the Northern Pacific Company.
Source:http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jay_Cooke
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jay-Cooke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Cooke

511299_1 — 2025-10-15 20:15:35 UTC

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