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John R. Drexel
John Rozet Drexel (March 3, 1863 – May 18, 1935) was an American banker and socialite. Early life Drexel was born on March 3, 1863, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the eldest surviving son, of nine children, born to Anthony Joseph Drexel (1826–1893) and Ellen ( Rozet) Drexel (1832–1891). Among his siblings were: Emilie Taylor Drexel, Frances Katherine Drexel, Mae E. Drexel, Sarah Rozet "Sallie" Drexel (the wife of Alexander Van Rensselaer), Anthony Joseph Drexel Jr., and George William Childs Drexel. In 1871, his father founded Drexel, Morgan & Co., Drexel, Morgan & Co with J.P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan as his junior partner. His father also founded Drexel University in 1891. His maternal grandparents were Mary Ann ( Laning) Roset and John Roset, a Philadelphia merchant of French birth. His paternal grandparents were Austrian-born American banker Francis Martin Drexel and Katherine ( Hookey) Drexel. Career After an education by tutors and in private schools, Drexe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
