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=Jay Cooke=

Jay Cooke stopped going to school at the age of 14. After he was done with his schooling he worked as a clerk for his local town. He went to Philadelphia at the age of 18. His dad was a pioneer Ohio Lawyer and a member of congress in 1831-1833. How he made his money was during the Civil war he owned his own banking firm, he was also the head of the Philadelphia banking company. After the war, he got involved with coal and iron mining. He was also a major part in the transcontinental railroad. The industries he was in were Banking and mining and railroads. He had relationships with other entrapenuers. these people were, E.H. Harriman, James Hill, and J.P. Morgan. Some interesting facts about Jay Cooke were, f rom 1862 to 1873 he was the most outstanding Merchant Banker in the U.S. Jay Cooke was a robber baron He was a Robber Baron because he owned one of the largest banking firms in America. Also because he made a lot of money while he was in this business. He was also considered a robber baron because he dominated the industries he was in. References: Ohio History Society Jay Cooke www.ohiohistorycentral.org 2/19/08 Encyclopedia of world Biography Jay Cooke www.bookrags.com/biography-jay-cooke 2/19/08 www.xroads.virginia.edu 2/20/08 Jay cooke scripophily Jay Cooke 2/21/08 www.scripophily.net answers jay Cooke 2/21/08 www.answers.com/topic/jay-cooke
 * Born: August 12, 1821 in Sandusky, Ohio
 * Death: February 16 1905 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
 * Birth Place: Sandusky, Ohio
 * Where he lived: Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Picture Refrences:
www.yellowstone-online.com Jim Mcdonald 2/25/08 www.scripophily.com/jaycookeportrait Old Bonds 2/25/08 www.tax.org/museum/images/cooke George R. Fischer 2/25/08 www.scripophily.net/images/jaycooke Old Bonds 2/25/08