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| Birth: | 1821 |
| Death: | 1905 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Financier |
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Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. He was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States. He is generally acknowledged as the first major investment banker in the United States and creator of the first wire house firm. He donated funds to the Philadelphia Divinity School and for the building of Episcopal churches, including St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
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