J.P Morgan

J.P was born

Apr 17, 1837

Born on April 17, 1837, in Hartford, Connecticut

J.P. Finishes University

Sep 28, 1856

He graduated from Göttingen in Europe.,thats when he learned he had a love for art

When J.P morgan went to business

Jun 6, 1864

he starts to bank

J.P Morgan got married

May 31, 1865

second marriage

J.P morgan business become successful

Jul 12, 1895

By 1895, the firm took his name. J.P. Morgan and Company soon grew to be one of the most powerful banking houses in the country

J.P Morgan Dies

Mar 31, 1913

Morgan died in Rome, Italy, in his sleep in 1913 at the age of 75, leaving his fortune and business to his son, John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. His fortune was estimated at "only" US$80 million, prompting John D. Rockefeller to say: and to think, he wasn't even a rich man.

J.P Morgan library

Aug 28, 1924

Pierpont Morgan Library a public institution in 1924 as a memorial to his father

He donated money to the church

Sep 28, 2016

He gave $500,000 to a church in new york