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gilded age people

  • Cornelius Vanderbilt

    Cornelius Vanderbilt
    He was a American business magnate. He gained his wealth through the transcontinental railroad and shipping. He was considered to be a robber baron. The Vanderbilt Family Blew the World's Largest Fortune.
  • J.P. Morgan

    J.P. Morgan
    He was a financier and banker. Hes the guy who created chase bank. A post civil war captain of industry. Financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.
  • Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie
    Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist. He got his fortune from the steal of industry. He was considered both captain of industry and robber baron.
  • John D. Rockerfeller

    John D. Rockerfeller
    John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He obtained his fortune from the oil company. He wasn’t considered a robber baron because he discovered the standard oil company.