Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1813-1890

Born in 1813, Junius Spencer Morgan began his career first as a partner with the firm Morris Ketchum in New York, and then as a partner with Howe, Mather & Co. in Hartford. In 1836, he married Juliet Pierpont; the couple relocated their family to Boston in 1850 when Morgan joined the firm J.M. Beebe & Co. It is during these years that he attracted the attention of George Peabody, an American banker in London. Morgan was invited to become a partner at George Peabody & Co. in 1854. This partnership went on to form a financial dynasty that surpassed any other of its day, and their firm became the definitive representative of British funds in the United States. Following the retirement of George Peabody in 1864, the firm was renamed J.S. Morgan & Co., a name it retained even after Morgan's death in 1890.

From the description of Junius Spencer Morgan papers, 1825-[ca. 1940] (bulk 1832-1890). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270917264

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