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Andrew Carnegie

November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919

 

Industry: Steel

Location: Pittsburg and New York

Henry Clay Frick

December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919

 

Industry: Steel

Location: Pittsburg and New York

J. P. Morgan

April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913

 

Industry: Finance, consolidation

Location: New York

Jacob Schiff

January 10, 1847 – September 25, 1920

 

Industry: Banking, finance

Location: New York

Cornelius Vanderbilt

May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877

 

Industry: Water transport, railroads

Location: New York

Charles Crocker

September 16, 1822 – August 14, 1888

 

Industry: Railroads

Location: California

Meyer Guggenheim

February 1, 1828 – March 15, 1905

 

Industry: Mining

Location: Various

Charles Pillsbury

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Dec. 3, 1842 – Sept. 17, 1899

 

Industry: Flour

Location: Minnesota

Richard Sears

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Dec. 7, 1863 – Sept. 28, 1914

 

Industry: Retail

Location: Chicago

James Fisk

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April 1, 1835 – January 7, 1872

 

Industry: Finance

Location: New York

James J. Hill

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September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916

 

Industry: Railroad

Location: Midwest

John D. Rockefeller

July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937

 

Industry: Standard Oil

Location: Cleveland and New York

Leland Stanford

March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893

 

Industry: Railroads

Location: California

Henry Flagler

January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913

 

Industry: Standard Oil and railroads

Location: New York and Florida

Andrew W. Mellon

March 24, 1855 – August 26, 1937

 

Industry: Finance, oil

Location: Pittsburg

Henry H. Rogers

January 29, 1840 – May 19, 1909

 

Industry: Standard Oil and copper

Location: New York

Gustavus Swift

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June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903

 

Industry: Meat-packing

Location: Chicago