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Jason Gould (/ ɡ uː l d /; May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty. He is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age .
- Anna
Anna was a grandmother to Elisabeth de Castellane...
- George Jay
Gould was born on February 6, 1864, the eldest son of Jay...
- Corner The Market
Cornering a market can be attempted through several...
- Robber baron (industrialist)
Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by...
- Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad)
" The Big Four " was the name popularly given to the famous...
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The four railroad robber barons during the 19th century were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, James J. Hill, and Collis P. Huntington. These individuals amassed great wealth and power through their control over the railroad industry in the United States.
- John D. Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) is considered by most people to be the wealthiest man in American history. He created the Standard Oil Company in 1870 along with partners including his brother William, Samuel Andrews, Henry Flagler, Jabez A. Bostwick, and Stephen V. Harkness.
- Andrew Carnegie. Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) is a contradiction in many ways. He was a key player in the creation of the steel industry, growing his own wealth in the process before giving it away later in life.
- John Pierpont Morgan. John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) was known for reorganizing a number of major railroads along with consolidating General Electric, International Harvester, and US Steel.
- Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877) was a shipping and railroad tycoon who built himself up from nothing to become one of the wealthiest individuals in 19th century America.
Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen.
Jay Gould (born May 27, 1836, Roxbury, New York, U.S.—died December 2, 1892, New York, New York) was an American railroad executive, financier, and speculator. He was an important railroad developer who was one of the most unscrupulous “robber barons” of 19th-century American capitalism.
" The Big Four " was the name popularly given to the famous and influential businessmen, philanthropists and railroad tycoons who funded the Central Pacific Railroad (C.P.R.R.), which formed the western portion through the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, built from the mid-contin...
Robber baron, pejorative term for one of the 19th-century American industrialists and financiers who made fortunes by monopolizing huge industries. Those who credit U.S. capitalism’s growth to these tycoons call them ‘captains of industry.’
