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    Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. He founded the Manhattan Company on September 1, 1799.

  2. The Manhattan Company was a New York bank and holding company established on September 1, 1799. The company merged with Chase National Bank in 1955 to form the Chase Manhattan Bank. It is the oldest of the predecessor institutions that eventually formed the current JPMorgan Chase & Co .

    • 1955
    • Chase Manhattan Bank
    • September 1, 1799; 224 years ago
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  4. Jul 19, 2018 · Aaron Burr, State Assemblyman and Democratic-Republican, worked to convince the Assembly to let the city and state use a private company for their water. While Democratic-Republicans were the main supporters of the bill, they received help from an unlikely ally, Alexander Hamilton.

  5. Nov 25, 2019 · Nothing could be done to oust Burr’s Manhattan Company, the ostensible savior of the city’s water supply, as it was fulfilling its mandate of providing an eventual 691,200 gallons per day.

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  6. Jul 16, 2013 · With his brother-in-law Joseph Browne, Burr proposed a private enterprise, the Manhattan Company, to supply the city with clean water. Burr worked diligently to gain both Federalist and Republican support for the plan.

  7. The Manhattan Company, JPMorgan Chase's earliest predecessor institution, is chartered by the New York State legislature to supply "pure and wholesome" drinking water to the city's growing population. Among its founders are Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

  8. Oct 12, 2017 · With the blessing of his rival, Alexander Hamilton – who was perhaps influenced by his own brush with yellow fever – Burr’s private corporation, the Manhattan Company, received permission to...

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