Statements (128)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:financial_institutions |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Western_Union gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Erie_Railroad gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company |
| gptkbp:born |
May 27, 1836
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Edith_M._Gould
gptkb:Richard_Jay_Gould gptkb:Frank_Jay_Gould gptkb:Anna_Gould gptkb:Jay_Gould_II gptkb:George_Jay_Gould_I |
| gptkbp:controversy |
stock market manipulation
hostility towards labor unions manipulative business practices |
| gptkbp:died |
December 2, 1892
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_College
|
| gptkbp:ethnicity |
English
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
railroad consolidation
manipulating stock prices acquiring the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad the Black Friday of 1869 the Gold Ring the creation of the Gould System the rise of the 'robber barons' |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half."
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| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Gouldsboro,_Pennsylvania
Gould's New York City home Gould's estate in Alabama Gould's estate in Alaska Gould's estate in Arkansas Gould's estate in California Gould's estate in Colorado Gould's estate in Connecticut Gould's estate in Florida Gould's estate in Georgia Gould's estate in Hawaii Gould's estate in Idaho Gould's estate in Illinois Gould's estate in Indiana Gould's estate in Iowa Gould's estate in Kansas Gould's estate in Kentucky Gould's estate in Lakewood, New Jersey Gould's estate in Long Island, New York Gould's estate in Louisiana Gould's estate in Maine Gould's estate in Maryland Gould's estate in Massachusetts Gould's estate in Michigan Gould's estate in Minnesota Gould's estate in Mississippi Gould's estate in Missouri Gould's estate in Montana Gould's estate in Nebraska Gould's estate in New Hampshire Gould's estate in New Jersey Gould's estate in New York Gould's estate in Newport, Rhode Island Gould's estate in North Carolina Gould's estate in North Dakota Gould's estate in Ohio Gould's estate in Oregon Gould's estate in Pennsylvania Gould's estate in Rhode Island Gould's estate in Saratoga Springs, New York Gould's estate in South Carolina Gould's estate in South Dakota Gould's estate in Tarrytown, New York Gould's estate in Tennessee Gould's estate in Utah Gould's estate in Vermont Gould's estate in Virginia Gould's estate in Washington Gould's estate in West Virginia Gould's estate in Wisconsin Gould's estate in Wyoming |
| gptkbp:full_name |
gptkb:Jason_Gould
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
contributed to the economic landscape of the late 19th century
pivotal in the development of the American railroad system example of the rise of corporate power in America influenced public perception of business practices symbol of the Gilded Age excesses |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jay Gould
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| gptkbp:influence |
American capitalism
railroad industry railroad expansion in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:J._P._Morgan |
| gptkbp:known_for |
railroad development
railroad expansion speculation manipulating stock prices |
| gptkbp:legacy |
one of the most controversial figures in American finance
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| gptkbp:marketing_strategy |
insider trading
railroad consolidation financial manipulation aggressive acquisition stock watering |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:net_worth |
estimated at $72 million at death
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Mephistopheles_of_Wall_Street
gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Wall_Street |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Gould's_Railroad_Empire
Gould's Speculative Ventures |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:railway
gptkb:financial_institutions gptkb:investors stock trader |
| gptkbp:partnership |
gptkb:James_Fisk
gptkb:Daniel_Drew Jay Gould's son |
| gptkbp:philanthropy |
donated to various charities
supported educational institutions supported the arts contributed to hospitals funded cultural institutions |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Helen Day
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Black_Friday_(1869) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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