Gould, Jay, 1836-1892

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Jay Gould (1826-1892) was an American financier and railroad entrepreneur.

Jason Gould was born May 27, 1836 in Roxbury, New York to Mary (Moore) and John Burr Gould. As a young man, Gould helped prepare maps of several counties in New York, Ohio and Michigan. In 1856, he wrote History of Delaware County, and Border Wars of New York, a work which explored the local history of the region. Around 1857, Gould opened a tannery in northern Pennsylvania. He soon began speculating in small railways. Gould and James Fisk joined the directorate of the Erie Railroad in 1867. Shortly after, the partners strategically named Peter Sweeney and William (Boss) Tweed directors. The two directors, particularly Tweed, were able to use their leverage in politics to arrange favorable legislation for the railroad. Gould was eventually forced out of the Erie Railroad corporation, but merely shifted his speculative interests to other business such as the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroad, Western Union Telegraph Company, and the New York World.

Gould was married to Helen Day Miller with whom he had 6 children, George Jay, Edwin, Helen, Howard, Anna , and Frank Jay Gould. He died December 2, 1892 of tuberculosis at the age of 57.

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referencedIn Vanderpoel, Aaron J., 1825-1887. Papers, 1837-1885. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Newell, John. Union Pacific Railroad Company collection 1868-1991. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Photograph collection, [ca. 1864-1960] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Shepard, Helen Miller Gould, 1868-1938. Papers, [ca. 1881]-1936. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Kimball, Thomas Lord, 1831-1899. Papers of Thomas Lord Kimball, 1859-1901. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn David Ames Wells Papers, 1795-1898, (bulk 1860-1886) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Gould, Jay, 1836-1892,. Priuilegia iuris patronatus Capelle S[an]cti Petri posita in ecclesia Sancti Laurentij : concessa nobilibus de Portis per Capitulum Generale Fratrus Mino[rum] et confirmata per Sedem Apostolicam, [1476-1540]. Newberry Library
creatorOf Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915. Railroadiana (Western U.S.A.), Part 2. Collection, 1869-1901. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Santa Fe Railroad Collection RG D 004., 1897-1968 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary
referencedIn Newspaper extracts concerning Jay Gould , 1869-1882. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Catholic Church. Heures de Nostre Dame selonc lusaige de Rome, [14--]. Newberry Library
referencedIn Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Saratoga Spring Company. Stock certificate, 1866 October 3. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910. Thomas Collier Platt papers, 1851-1915 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn New York University. Chancellor's Office. Henry Mitchell MacCracken administrative records, 1884-1910. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Gould, Jay, 1836-1892. Address book, [18--]. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn John Jay Knox Letters, 1870-1894 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Morgan, Edwin D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883. Papers, 1830-1872. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn County files -- Marion County -- Jefferson. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
creatorOf Saratoga Spring Company. Stock certificate, issued 1866 Aug. 1, to William P. Ward / John F. Henry, Jay Gould. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn David Ames Wells Papers, 1795-1898, (bulk 1860-1886) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Henry Villard business papers, 1862-1928 (inclusive), 1870-1900 (bulk) Baker Library, Harvard Business School
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Gillman" to "Halpine". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf New Jersey Historical Society. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1664-1956 New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Jayne, George E. George E. Jayne letters : San Jose, Calif., to Lottie E. Jayne, New York, N.Y., 1868 Aug. 5-25. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Wright, Peter P. Peter P. Wright papers, 1837-1877. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Dillon, John Forrest, 1831-1914. Papers, 1850,1879-1913. Iowa State Historical Society
referencedIn Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. Records, 1849-1960. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Cornell, Alonzo B., 1832-1904. Alonzo B. Cornell papers, 1830-1904. Cornell University Library
referencedIn North Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Records, 1836-1982. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Delano, Columbus, 1809-1896. Columbus Delano family papers, 1845-1889. Library of Congress
creatorOf Family papers, 1863-1905. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Enderlin, John G., 1888-1981,. The Enderlin Collection of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company Records, 1835-1956. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Gould, Jay, 1836-1892. Papers of Jay Gould, 1873-1876. Library of Congress
referencedIn Lehmann, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1853-1931. Historical and literary mss., 1756-1929. Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Ellsworth, Lucius F. Papers, 1971-1976. University of West Florida, John C. Pace Library
referencedIn Scrapbooks, 1892-1931. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Biography -- Gould, Jay. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Morton, Bliss & Company. Records, 1876-1899. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Dillon, Sidney, 1812-1892. Letter to Edward Henry Rollins, 1874 Dec. 5. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Cotting family. Papers, 1849-1922. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Campbell, Thomas Mitchell, Papers 1948., 1898-1923 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn The Field-Bowles Correspondence-- An Independent Bar [manuscript], 1871. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gould, Jay, 1836-1892. Letter to William Ward : New York : ALS, 1874 Sept. 19. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949. Scrapbook of political cartoons [manuscript], 1896-1898. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chancellor (Henry MacCracken), 1884-1910 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. Records, 1839-1973. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Jay Gould Letters, 1866-1881 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Warman, Cy, 1855-1914. Letters to "My dear Phillips" and Mr. Brady, 1895-1896. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Campbell, Thomas Mitchell 1856-1923. Campbell, Thomas Mitchell, Papers, 1898-1923 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Santa Fe Railroad Collection RG D 004., 1897-1968 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary
referencedIn Records, [ca. 1881-1954]. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Joint Committee to Investigate the Receivership of the International & Great Northern Railroad records, 1891 Texas State Archives
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
referencedIn The Helen Miller Gould Shepard Papers, 1814-1940 New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Aaron J. Vanderpoel Papers, 1837-1885. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Collis Potter Huntington Papers, 1797-1904 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Dorilus Morrison and family papers, 1706-1913. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Gould, Jay, 1836-1892,. Autograph letter signed from Jay Gould, New York, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1870 January 31. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Thomas Collier Platt papers, 1851-1915 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Morosini, G. P. Jay Gould and the Erie Railway : manuscript, 1893 / reminiscences by G.P. Morosini. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Ellsworth, Lucius F., Papers, 1971-1976 University of West Florida Libraries
referencedIn Shepard, Helen Miller Gould, 1868-1938. [Scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the death of Jay Gould, and of information on other Gould family members] : scrapbook, [1892?]-1920. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Property documents, 1785-1942. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Railroads collection, 1890-1980. Kansas State Historical Society
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Birth 1836-05-27

Death 1892-12-02

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