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George Jay Gould I (February 6, 1864 – May 16, 1923) was a financier and the son of Jay Gould. He was himself a railroad executive, leading the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW), Western Pacific Railroad (WP), and the Manhattan Railway Company .
Jan 25, 2024 · Learn about George Jay Gould, the eldest son of Jay Gould, a notorious railroad magnate and robber baron. Find out how he inherited and managed his father's railroad empire, attempted to create a transcontinental system, and faced financial ruin in 1907.
- February 6, 1864 (New York, New York)
- Railroad Executive
- May 16, 1923 (French Riviera, France)
George Jay Gould II (March 28, 1896 – June 7, 1963) was an American lawyer and oil company executive. Early life. Gould was born on March 28, 1896, in Manhattan, New York City. He was one of seven children born to millionaire George Jay Gould I (1864–1923) [1] and former actress Edith Kingdon Gould (1864–1921). [2] .
Dec 1, 2023 · George Russell, a fictional character in HBO's The Gilded Age, is inspired by the real-life robber baron Jay Gould, who faced challenges in high society. The show explores the themes of unions, workers' rights, and the Astor family's reluctance to accept the Russells, who are based on the Vanderbilts.
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.
Sep 24, 2014 · Jay Gould and a few other conspirators had been secretly stockpiling gold since August, but upon learning that the fix was in, they disguised their identities behind an army of brokers and ...
MENTONE, May 16 -- George Jay Gould died this morning at 3:30 o'clock at the Villa Zoralde, Cap Martin, where he had been living for some months with his wife and her two children.
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