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Mor·gan M0421300 (môr′gən)n. A horse of a breed developed in the United States and noted for strength, endurance, and versatility.
[After Justin Morgan (1747-1798), American schoolteacher who owned the stallion, Figure, that founded the breed.]Morgan (ˈmɔːɡən) n (Breeds) an American breed of small compact saddle horse[C19: named after Justin Morgan (1747–98), American owner of the original sire]
Morgan (ˈmɔːɡən) n1. (Biography) Edwin (George). (1920–2010), Scottish poet, noted esp for his collection The Second Life (1968) and his many concrete and visual poems; appointed Scottish national poet 20042. (Biography) Sir Henry. 1635–88, Welsh buccaneer, who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English3. (Biography) John Pierpont. 1837–1913, US financier, philanthropist, and art collector4. (Biography) (Hywel) Rhodri (ˈrɒdrɪ). born 1939, Welsh Labour politician; first minister of Wales (2000–09)5. (Biography) Thomas Hunt. 1866–1945, US biologist. He formulated the chromosome theory of heredity. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1933Mor•gan (ˈmɔr gən)
n. any of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan. [1865–70, Amer.; after the original sire, owned by J. Morgan (1747–98)] Mor•gan (ˈmɔr gən)
n. 1. Daniel, 1736–1802, American Revolutionary general. 2. Sir Henry, 1635?–88, Welsh buccaneer in the Americas. 3. John Hunt, 1826–64, Confederate general. 4. J(ohn) P(ierpont), 1837–1913, U.S. financier and philanthropist. 5. his son John Pierpont, 1867–1943, U.S. financier. 6. Lewis Henry, 1818–81, U.S. ethnologist and anthropologist. 7. Thomas Hunt, 1866–1945, U.S. zoologist. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Morgan - United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)Lewis Henry Morgan | | 2. |  Morgan - United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)Thomas Hunt Morgan | | 3. |  Morgan - a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)Henry Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan | | 4. | Morgan - soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)Daniel Morgan | | 5. |  Morgan - United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan | | 6. | Morgan - an American breed of small compact saddle horsesmount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only |
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Morgan, American family of financiers and philanthropists. Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. As a boy he became a dry-goods clerk in Boston; later he entered a brokerage house in New York City. He became a partner in mercantile firms in Hartford, Conn., and in Boston and then (1854) went to London to become a partner of George PeabodyPeabody, George
, 1795–1869, American financier and philanthropist, b. South Danvers (now Peabody), Mass. At the age of 11 he was apprenticed to a grocer, and later (1814) he became a partner in a dry-goods firm in Georgetown, D.C. (now in Washington, D.C.).
..... Click the link for more information. . Ten years later he assumed entire control of the firm, which became J. S. Morgan & Company. He expanded this international banking enterprise, handling most of the British funds invested in the United States. His syndicate's loan of $50 million to the French government at the time of the Franco-Prussian War was one of the most spectacular transactions of the time. His son, John Pierpont Morgan, 1837–1913, b. Hartford, Conn., built the family fortunes into a colossal financial and industrial empire. He studied abroad and in 1857 entered the New York City banking house of Duncan, Sherman & Company. Three years later he became the New York agent for his father's firm in London. On the death of his father (1890) he became sole manager of J. S. Morgan & Company—later (1910) Morgan, Grenfell & Company—of London. J. P. Morgan's ascent to power, however, was accompanied by dramatic financial battles. He wrested control (1869) of the Albany and Susquehanna RR from Jay GouldGould, Jay,
1836–92, American speculator, b. Delaware co., N.Y. A country-store clerk and surveyor's assistant, he rose to control half the railroad mileage in the Southwest, New York City's elevated railroads, and the Western Union Telegraph Company.
..... Click the link for more information. and Jim FiskFisk, James,
1834–72, American financial speculator, b. Pownal, Vt. In his youth he worked for a circus and as a wagon peddler of merchandise. During the Civil War he became wealthy purchasing cotton in occupied areas of the South for Northern firms and selling Confederate
..... Click the link for more information. , he led the syndicate that broke the government-financing privileges of Jay CookeCooke, Jay,
1821–1905, American financier, b. Sandusky, Ohio. He founded Jay Cooke & Company, which marketed the huge Civil War loans of the federal government.
..... Click the link for more information. , and he developed a railroad empire by reorganizations and consolidations in all parts of the United States. In the industrial field, Morgan formed (1901) the U.S. Steel Corp., the first billion-dollar corporation in the world. He financed manufacturing and mining and controlled banks, insurance companies, shipping lines, and communications systems. Through his firm came enormous funds from abroad to develop American resources. He was widely criticized on many occasions for backing the sale of obsolete carbines to the Union and for his gold speculations in the Civil War, for the harsh terms of his loan of gold to the federal government in the 1895 crisis, for his financial dominance in the Panic of 1907, and for bringing on the financial ills of the New York, New Haven & Hartford RR. He was largely deaf to popular criticism. In 1912 he appeared and publicly defended himself before a congressional committee headed by Arsène PujoPujo, Arsène Paulin
, 1861–1939, U.S. congressman, b. Lake Charles, La. He practiced law in Louisiana before serving (1903–13) as a Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
..... Click the link for more information. , which was investigating the "money trust" and which was aimed particularly at him. Morgan was an ardent sportsman, and his yacht entered many international races. He was a prominent lay leader in the Episcopal Church. He personally dispensed numerous philanthropies, and he was a renowned art collector. After his death the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of which he had been president, received a valuable portion of his collection, which is housed in the Pierpont Morgan wing. John Pierpont Morgan, 1867–1943, b. Irvington, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1889, became active head of the house of Morgan when his father died in 1913. The firm was called upon to help finance World War I, and as American agent for Allied countries, the banking house raised huge funds—one issue valued at $500 million—and systematized the purchases of military supplies. In the postwar period it floated securities of foreign governments and corporations reaching $2 billion, at the same time sponsoring over $4 billion of domestic securities. Morgan and his partners actively promoted great mergers after 1922 and controlled numerous nonbanking corporations. The younger J. P. Morgan resembled his father in his dislike for publicity and in continuing his father's philanthropic policy. In 1920 he gave his London residence to the U.S. government for use as its embassy and later endowed the Pierpont Morgan LibraryPierpont Morgan Library,
originally the private library of J. Pierpont Morgan, in 1924 made a public institution by his son J. P. Morgan as a memorial to his father (see Morgan, family). The library is privately supported; it is located at Madison Ave. and 36th St.
..... Click the link for more information. in New York City as a research institute in memory of his father. A sister of the younger J. Pierpont Morgan, Anne Morgan, 1873–1952, was devoted to numerous philanthropic and civic organizations and constantly voiced the rights of the American woman. Bibliography See biographies of J. P. Morgan (1837–1913) by H. L. Satterlee (1939, repr. 1975), F. L. Allen (1949), and J. Strouse (1999). See also V. Carosso, The Morgans (1987); R. Chernow, House of Morgan (1990). Morgan[′mȯr·gən] (genetics) The unit of genetic map distance (1 Morgan) between two loci that show one crossover per meiosis; 1 Morgan = 100 centimorgans. Morgan11. Edwin (George). born 1920, Scottish poet, noted esp for his collection The Second Life (1968) and his many concrete and visual poems 2. (Hywel) Rhodri . born 1939, Welsh Labour politician; first secretary of Wales from 2000
Morgan21. Sir Henry. 1635--88, Welsh buccaneer, who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English 2. John Pierpont. 1837--1913, US financier, philanthropist, and art collector 3. Thomas Hunt. 1866--1945, US biologist. He formulated the chromosome theory of heredity. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1933 morgan
Mor·gan (mōr'găn), Harry de R., British physician, 1863-1931. See: Morgan bacillus.
mor·gan (M), (mōr'găn), The standard unit of genetic distance on the genetic map: the distance between two loci such that on average one crossing over will occur per meiosis; for working purposes, the centimorgan (0.01 M) is used. [T.H. Morgan, U.S. geneticist, 1866-1945] mor·gan (mōr'găn) The standard unit of genetic distance on the genetic map: the distance between two loci such that on average one crossing over will occur per meiosis; for working purposes, the centimorgan (0.01 M) is used. [T.H. Morgan, U.S. geneticist, 1866-1945]Morgan
Synonyms for Morgannoun United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)Synonymsnoun United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)Synonymsnoun a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)Synonyms- Henry Morgan
- Sir Henry Morgan
noun soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)Synonymsnoun United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)Synonyms- J. P. Morgan
- John Pierpont Morgan
noun an American breed of small compact saddle horsesRelated Words- mount
- riding horse
- saddle horse
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