Junius Spencer Morgan
1813 – 1890 American banker, merchant
Anglo-American banker who founded the family's fortune in London.
- Religion
- Protestant (Episcopalian).
- Affiliations
- Head of J. S. Morgan & Co in London; built the transatlantic bank that his son J. P. Morgan inherited.
He became a partner in George Peabody's London bank and took it over as J. S. Morgan & Co, financing transatlantic trade and government loans. He groomed his son John Pierpont to lead the firm's New York operations.
Connections
- family of J. P. Morgan — His father and mentor in banking.
- family of J. P. Morgan — His son, who built J.P. Morgan & Co into a dominant force.