Jay Cooke
Born August 10, 1821Portland, Ohio
Died February 16, 1905Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Banker, investor, war bonds pioneer
Jay Cooke. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
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From 1862 to 1873 Jay Cooke (1821-1905) was the outstanding merchant banker in the United States. During the Civil War he made possible the sale at par of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Uni...
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Cooke, Jay
Jay Cooke