gilded age people

andrew carnegie

1800

andrew carnegie was a industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. contributions to social causes such as public libraries, education and international peace.

J.P morgan

1837

j,p morgan was one of the powerful bankers of the era Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.

john d rockefeller

1911

Rockefeller was part of the gilded age because he made americas oil industry billions of dollars in 1899, they created the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey before the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1911.