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Definition of Jay gould
1. Noun. United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jay Gould
Literary usage of Jay gould
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden by Samuel Jones Tilden (1908)
"jay gould TO 8. J. TILDEN " President's Office, Erie Kail,cay Company, cor. ...
Please reply and oblige, " Yours truly, TILDEN TO jay gould "jay gould. ..."
2. A History of the United States Since the Civil War by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (1922)
"jay gould was despatched to the scene, though he like the rest was in risk of
being arrested and put into a prison cell upon coming into New York state. ..."
3. John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet by John Sherman (1895)
"Among them jay gould was mentioned as being actively engaged in " bearing " the
market. About this period I received from him the following letter: 578 ..."
4. Materials of Corporation Finance by Charles William Gerstenberg (1915)
"The privilege sold by jay gould was a "call" on 200 shares of Western Union
Telegraph Company stock at 74. It was dated Fel>- ruary 21, 1876, and expired at ..."
5. Our Money Wars: The Example and Warning of American Finance by Samuel Leavitt (1894)
"APOTHEOSIS OF jay gould.—About twenty years ago, jay gould was the NY Sun's "master
thief." In those days it could not chide in sufficiently strenuous terms ..."
6. Sketches in Crude Oil: Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum by John James McLaurin (1896)
"jay gould purchased a majority of the stock in 1868 and appointed Mr. Harley ...
Among the stock-holders were jay gould, Thomas A. Scott, William H. Kemble. ..."
7. Peculiarities of American Cities by Willard W. Glazier (1884)
"jay gould.—Trinity Church.—John Jacob Astor.— Post-Office.—City Hall and Court
House.—James Gordon Bennett.—Printing House Square.—Horace Greeley.—Broadway. ..."
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