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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jay Gould canonical | 23 |
| George Jay Gould I | 1 |
| Jay Gould gained effective control of the Erie Railroad | 1 |
| Jay Gould was a leading speculator | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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George Jay Gould I
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Jay Gould was a leading speculator
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Jay Gould gained effective control of the Erie Railroad