Junius Spencer Morgan

Junius Spencer Morgan
Born(1813-04-14)April 14, 1813
DiedApril 8, 1890(1890-04-08) (aged 76)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Resting placeCedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation(s)Financier, banker
Known forfounding J.S. Morgan & Co.
(i.e. predecessor firm of J.P. Morgan & Co. and Morgan Grenfell)
Spouse
Juliet Pierpont
(m. 1836; died 1884)
ChildrenJohn Pierpont
Sarah Spencer
Mary Lyman
Junius Spencer Jr.
Juliet Pierpont
ParentJoseph Morgan
RelativesMorgan family
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Junius Spencer Morgan I (April 14, 1813 – April 8, 1890) was an American banker and financier, as well as the father of John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan and patriarch to the Morgan banking house.

In 1864, he established J. S. Morgan & Co. in London as the successor to George Peabody & Co., of which he was junior partner. With his son's aid, Morgan grew his banking house into a trans-Atlantic financial empire that included firms in London, New York City, Philadelphia, and Paris. By the time of his death in 1890, the Morgan banks were dominant forces in government and railroad finance, and his was the pre-eminent American banking house.