Junius Spencer Morgan III | |
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| Born | March 15, 1892 |
| Died | October 19, 1960 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouse | Louise Converse (m. 1915) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | J. P. Morgan Jr Jane Norton Grew |
| Relatives | Morgan family |
Junius Spencer Morgan III (March 15, 1892 – October 19, 1960) was an American banker and a director of the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. [1]
Junius Spencer Morgan III was born on March 15, 1892, to Jane Norton Grew and Jack Morgan (1867–1943), who was a banker and the son of J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), the renowned financier. Through his mother, he was a first cousin to Henry Grew Crosby (1898–1929).
He received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1914. [1]
In 1914, after graduating from Harvard, he joined J.P. Morgan & Co., working there until 1917. [1]
On September 15, 1917, he was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy Reserve Force and was later promoted to lieutenant during the First World War. He resigned from the Navy on December 13, 1918. His naval service enabled him to become a member of the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States. [2]
On December 1, 1941, Morgan was placed on active duty, serving during World War II as he had remained in the Naval Reserve between the wars. [3] On August 15, 1942, he was promoted to the rank of commander. [4] He served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and rose to the rank of captain by the end of the war. His brother, Commander Henry S. Morgan, also served with the OSS during the war.
On June 15, 1915, [5] he married Louise Converse (b. 1894) in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Frederick Converse, a noted composer. [6] Together, they had three children:
Junius Morgan died on October 19, 1960. [1] His wife survived him and later died on December 18, 1974. They are both buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut), along with his father and grandfather. [16]
He served as commodore of the New York Yacht Club from 1933 to 1935. Both his father and grandfather had previously served as commodore of the club.
His family's main residence was the 'Salutation' estate, which is located on Long Island in Glen Cove, New York. [17] This home was built around 1929 for Junius Morgan and his wife. [18] The property is no longer owned by the Morgan family, but it is still in private hands and used as a residence. [19]
This location was used to portray the Larrabee family's mansion in the movie Sabrina. [17] The movie made extensive use of this mansion's interiors during the filming. [17] [20]
John Pierpont Morgan was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was a driving personal force behind the wave of industrial consolidations in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr. was a United States Navy rear admiral and maritime lawyer. Through his father, Morgan Stanley co-founder Henry Sturgis Morgan Sr., he was a great-grandson of J. P. Morgan, founder of J.P. Morgan & Co.
Alexander Morgan Hamilton was an American philanthropist and civil servant. He was the grandson of J. P. Morgan the financier, and great-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
The Morgan family is an American family and banking dynasty, which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations, primarily through the work of Junius Spencer (J.S.) Morgan (1813-1890) and John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (1837–1913).
Doris Mary Thérèse Baring, Baroness Ashburton was an English socialite, part of the "Bright Young Things" of the early 20th century.
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Jane Norton Grew, known upon her marriage as Mrs. J. P. Morgan Jr., was an American socialite, art collector, and dilettante horticulturalist. Born in Boston to an affluent family, she married J. P. Morgan Jr., son of American financier J. P. Morgan, in 1890 and became prominent in both London and New York society, playing host to royalty including The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Grew curated and managed the Morgan library and art collection, and became involved in horticulture on her Long Island estate in Glen Cove.
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