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Bookmark or Share- Jay Gould: A Merciless And Legendary Tycoon - American-Rails.comJay Gould became one of the most powerful and ruthless tycoons owning numerous lines throughout the United States.
- Jay Gould | Biography, Robber Baron, Railroad, & Net Worth | Britannica ...Jay Gould (born May 27, 1836, Roxbury, New York, U.S.—died December 2, 1892, New York, New York) was an American railroad executive, financier, and speculator. He was an important railroad developer who was one of the most unscrupulous “robber barons” of 19th-century American capitalism.
- Why Jay Gould was among the most hated men in Gilded Age AmericaJay Gould’s Machiavellian moves led enraged investors to not only punch him at Delmonico’s, but throw him down a set of Broadway stairs, and threaten him with a pistol.
- Biography of Jay Gould, Notorious Robber Baron - ThoughtCoJay Gould (born Jason Gould; May 27, 1836–December 2, 1892) was a businessman who came to personify the robber baron in the late 19th century. Over the course of his career, Gould made and lost several fortunes as a railroad executive, financier, and speculator.
- Jay Gould - WikipediaEarly career. Jay Gould (right) in 1855. Gould's school principal was credited with getting him a job as a bookkeeper for a blacksmith. [10] A year later, the blacksmith offered Gould a half-interest in the blacksmith shop, which he sold to his father during the early part of 1854.
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