Background
Drexel, Anthony Joseph was born on September 13, 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis Martin and Catherine (Hookey) Drexel.
Drexel, Anthony Joseph was born on September 13, 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis Martin and Catherine (Hookey) Drexel.
He played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he founded Drexel, Morgan & Co (later J.P. Morgan & Co.) in New York in 1871 with J.P. Morgan as his junior partner. He also founded Drexel University in 1891. He was also the first president of the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art), the nation's first private organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning.
Married Ellen Rozet.