Junius Spencer Morgan III (March 15, 1892 – October 19, 1960) was an American banker and a director of the
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
J.P. Morgan & Co. is an American financial institution specialized in investment banking, asset management and private banking founded by financier J. P. Morgan in 1871. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the company is now a subsidi ...
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Early life
Junius Spencer Morgan III was born on March 15, 1892, to Jane Norton Grew and Jack Morgan (1867–1943), who was a banker and the son of J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), the renowned financier. Through his mother, he was a first cousin to Henry Grew Crosby (1898–1929).
He received an A.B. from Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
in 1914.[
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Career
In 1914, after graduating from Harvard, he joined J.P. Morgan & Co., working there until 1917.[
On September 15, 1917, he was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy Reserve Force and was later promoted to lieutenant during the ]First World War
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. He resigned from the Navy on December 13, 1918. His naval service enabled him to become a member of the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States
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On December 1, 1941, Morgan was placed on active duty, serving during World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
as he had remained in the Naval Reserve between the wars. On August 15, 1942, he was promoted to the rank of commander. He served with the Office of Strategic Services
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the first intelligence agency of the United States, formed during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines ...
(OSS) and rose to the rank of captain by the end of the war. His brother, Commander Henry S. Morgan, also served with the OSS during the war.
Personal life
On June 15, 1915, he married Louise Converse (b. 1894) in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
. She was the daughter of Frederick Converse
Frederick Shepherd Converse (January 5, 1871 – June 8, 1940), was an American composer of classical music, whose works include four operas and five symphonies.
Life and career
Converse was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Edmund Winche ...
, a noted composer. Together, they had three children:
* John P. Morgan II (c. 1918–2004), who married Claire Ober (1922–2008)Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut)
Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue. It was designed by landscape architect Jacob Weidenmann (1829–1893) who also designed Hartford's Bushnell Park. Its first sections were completed in 1866 and th ...
, along with his father and grandfather.
Activities and interests
He served as commodore of the New York Yacht Club
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from 1933 to 1935. Both his father and grandfather had previously served as commodore of the club.
His family's main residence was the Salutation
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estate, designed by architect, Roger Bullard
Roger Harrington Bullard (May 7, 1884 – March 2, 1935) was an American architect.
Early life and education
Bullard was born on May 7, 1884 in New York City to Lewis Henderson Bullard and Mary Perrin Bullard. His family lived in a hom ...
, which is located on Dosoris Island on Long Island in Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City, city in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), North Shore of Long Island, New York (state), New York, United States. The city's population was 28,3 ...
.[ This home was built around 1929 for Junius Morgan and his wife. The property is no longer owned by the Morgan family, but it is still in private hands and used as a residence.
This location was used to portray the Larrabee family's mansion in the movie ''Sabrina''.][Glen Cove estate]
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See also
*Morgan family
The Morgan family is an American family and banking dynasty, which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations, ...
References
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1892 births
1960 deaths
Morgan family
Harvard University alumni
American bankers
People of the Office of Strategic Services
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy personnel of World War I