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J.P Morgan and Rockefeller

At the time of his death on March 31, 1913 J.P. Morgan had an estate worth $80 million. Compared to his peers of the era, especially Rockefeller, it was not such a large estate. In fact, Rockefeller’s comment at the time [after reading the pages and pages of obituaries, was rather sniffy:], “And to think he wasn’t even a rich man.”

Source: Ahamed: Lords of Finance