St. Louis Bridge Co. signed by J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr. - 1895 and 1896 dated Autograph Bridge Stock Certificate

Stock issued to J.S. Morgan & Co. and signed by J.P. Morgan, Jr. as transfer agent. Signature is at the left side of the front of the stock certificate and on back. Two 10 cents revenue stamps on back as well.

John Pierpont Morgan Jr. (September 7, 1867 – March 13, 1943) was an American banker, finance executive, and philanthropist. He inherited the family fortune and took over the business interests including J.P. Morgan & Co. after his father J. P. Morgan died in 1913.

After graduating from St. Paul's School and Harvard College, Morgan trained as a finance executive working for his father and grandfather. He became a banking financier, a lending leader, and a director of several companies. He supported New York's Society for the Lying-In Hospital, the Red Cross, the Episcopal Church, and endowed the creation of a rare book and manuscript collection at the Morgan Library.

Morgan brokered a deal that positioned his company as the sole munitions and supplies purchaser during World War I for the British and French governments, bringing his company a 1% commission on $3 billion ($30 million). He was also a banking broker for financing to foreign governments both during and after the war. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Morgan_Jr.

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