philanthropists and industrialists
Andrew Carnegie and then he sold it to J.P. Morgan
This was the time period of the Industrial Revolution, and some big companies were Standard Oil (run by John D. Rockefeller) and the Carnegie Steel Trust (run by Andrew Carnegie), which he later sold to a financer named J.P. Morgan.
standard oil company
United States Steel Corporation
It depends on what you mean by a "captain of industry." The term generally applies specifically to John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and others during their time. But you could certainly say that Bill Gates was a modern captain of industry in the sense that he helped pioneer the modern personal computing industry.
john d. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford
Andrew Carnegie and then he sold it to J.P. Morgan
Some of the so-called "Captains of Industry" included Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller and Andrew W. Mellon.
1900
1900
used ruthless buiness tactics against their competitors
J.P. Morgan's U.S. Steel Corporation bought out Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company in 1901, creating the world's first billion-dollar corporation. The acquisition made Carnegie one of the wealthiest individuals in the world.
This was the time period of the Industrial Revolution, and some big companies were Standard Oil (run by John D. Rockefeller) and the Carnegie Steel Trust (run by Andrew Carnegie), which he later sold to a financer named J.P. Morgan.
the price was right
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller developed the Standard Oil Company which was the leader of the Oil industry in the U.S in the late 19th century. Andrew Carnegie boomed the Steel industry in the late 19th century and ended up selling the Carnegie Steel Company to John P. Morgan.