Jay Gould | |
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| Born | Jason Gould May 27, 1836 Roxbury, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Died | December 2, 1892 (aged 56) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Financier |
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| Children | George Jay Edwin Helen Howard Anna Frank Jay |
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Jason Gould (/ɡuːld/; 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. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial.[2][3][4]
- ^ Klein, Maury (October 29, 1997). The Life and Legend of Jay Gould. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8018-5771-3.
- ^ Borneman, Walter R. (2014). Iron Horses: America's Race to Bring the Railroads West. Little, Brown. p. 235. ISBN 9780316371797.
- ^ Klein, Maury (1997). The Life and Legend of Jay Gould. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 393. ISBN 9780801857713.
- ^ Renehan, Edward J. (2006). Dark Genius of Wall Street.