3 years ago

What was Jay Gould of Union Pacific Railroad known for doing?

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Jay Gould was an American railroad executive, a financer and speculator. He was born on May 27, 1836 in New York. His aggressive, and probably illegal methods made him on of the five richest men in America. This also gained him the reputation of one of the most unscrupulous "robber barons" of the 19th-century American capitalism. Gould died on December, 1892 leaving a fortune estimated at $77 million.

Volgvan3 years ago

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He was a financier, and speculator, an important railroad developer also one of the most unscrupulous " robber barons" of the 19th century.

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