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Who controlled vast wealth and many businesses and had great influence on US finances in the late 1800s?

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Answer: J.P. Morgan

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The answer is John Pierpont Morgan.

J P Morgan dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time, with business in infrastructure, steel and real estate. He created a huge conglomerate and he is considered the largest banker in US history, being sought by the Americando Government to assist in resolving a crisis in 1895.

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