Jay Gould

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Jay Gould was a powerful and controversial 19th-century American railroad magnate and financier known for his ruthless business tactics and major influence during the Gilded Age.

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George Jay Gould I 1

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instanceOf American
businessperson
financier
person
railroad magnate
birthDate 1836-05-27
birthPlace Delaware County, New York
Roxbury, New York
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
businessPartner Cornelius Vanderbilt
James Fisk Jr.
surface form: James Fisk
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
child Anna Gould
Edwin Gould
Frank Jay Gould
Jay Gould self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Jay Gould I

Helen Gould
Howard Gould
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1892-12-02
era Gilded Age
familyName Gould
fullName Jason Gould
givenName Jason
knownFor control of multiple major railroads
ruthless business tactics
stock market manipulation
notableEvent Black Friday gold panic of 1869
Erie War
notableFor railroad development in the United States
role in the Gilded Age economy
speculation in railroad stocks
notableWork control of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
control of the Texas and Pacific Railway
control of the Union Pacific Railroad
control of the Wabash Railroad
control of the Western Union Telegraph Company
expansion of the Erie Railroad
occupation financier
railroad executive
speculator
politicalActivity influence over state and federal politics through business interests
religion Presbyterian
reputation robber baron
residence Irvington, New York
New York City
spouse Helen Day Miller
wealthStatus one of the richest men in the United States of his time

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Jay Gould child Jay Gould self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: George Jay Gould I
Gilded Age notableIndustrialist Jay Gould
Lyndhurst Mansion notableOwner Jay Gould