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Gilded Age People

  • Cornelius Vanderbilt

    Cornelius Vanderbilt
    Cornelius Vanderbilt Was an American Business. He was known for who built his fortune from the Railroads and shipping. He also helped the Railroad transportation more efficient.Vanderbilt started his own Steam Ship company in 1829.
  • John D. Rockefeller

    John D. Rockefeller
    Rockefeller Made his fortune in oil industry. He made the first oil company Standard Oil in 1870.by 1879 his company Controlled most oil of the United States.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan

    J. Pierpont Morgan
    J P. Morgan Began his career in financial Industry In the late 1850s. He Co founded his banking firm In 1871.
  • Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie
    Carnegie became known for Carnegie Steel the first business he invested in. Which was the revolutionized Steel production in the United States.