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Name: Jay Cooke
Birth Date: August 12, 1821
Death Date: February 16, 1905
Place of Birth: Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: banker, financier

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Biography of Jay Cooke
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From 1862 to 1873 Jay Cooke (1821-1905) was the outstanding merchant banker in the United States. During the Civil War he made possible the sale at par of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Union government bonds to the American public. Born at...


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Cooke, Jay Summary
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Born August 10, 1821Portland, Ohio Died February 16, 1905Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Banker, investor, war bonds pioneer Jay Cooke. Photo by . "Newspapers...
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Jay Cooke Information
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Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821-February 8, 1905), American financier, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, the son of Eleutheros Cooke (1787-1864), a pioneer Ohio lawyer, and Whig member of Congress from that state in 1831-1833. Seemingly destined for a commercial...


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The Washington Post
Jay's Kitchen Cooks a Neologism Winner
03/09/1998: 718 words, approx. 2 pages
Not some of the time. Not most of the time. "It happens every time I give a party," Jay Feldman said. So he knew whereof he entered -- and that entry has won him first prize in our monthly neologism contest. The February...
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The Boston Globe
Davio's And Others Get Cooking; Jay-z And Beyonce Knowles Get Together
10/22/2002: 1,069 words, approx. 4 pages
A FAMILIAR FACE ON THE BLOCK Davio's opened the doors to its brand- spanking-new restaurant last night with a bash that drew hundreds of guests, including Mayor Thomas M. Menino, rocker Peter Wolf, and Ritzy developer Anthony Pangaro. As we recently reported, Davio's closed...


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