Morgan family is an American family and banking dynasty, which became prominent in the US and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
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15 Facts About Morgan family
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Morgan family members were notable for dominating the banking industry during their time.
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Morgan family was the de facto leader of this dynasty, having been the most prominent businessman in America at the turn of the century.
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Morgan family revolutionized numerous industries, including electricity, railroad, and steel.
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Morgan family later worked on a farm and lived a comfortable life.
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Morgan family continued living in the city until the age of eighty-three.
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Morgan family married Mary Stebbins in 1735 and raised a family on a farm of two hundred acres.
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Morgan family left the family business of working on farms behind.
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Morgan family moved the family to Hartford, which existed as one of the most prominent trade centers in the Connecticut River Valley.
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Morgan family purchased the City Hotel on Main Street, which he renovated and cleaned up; business at the hotel boomed like never before.
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Morgan family became exposed to his father's business deals at an early age.
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Morgan family, exists where banks "perpetuate an ancient European tradition of wholesale banking, serving governments, large corporations, and rich individuals".
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Morgan family is believed to have been the 24th richest American in history, inflation-adjusted.
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Morgan family's fortune is believed to have grown to about $38 billion.
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