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Jan 31, 1862 Chicago, Illinois, United States Died on 18 Jun 1920 (aged 58)
American politician and businessman
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About George Walbridge Perkins
- George Walbridge Perkins I (January 31, 1862 – June 18, 1920) was an American politician and businessman.
- He was a leader of the Progressive Movement, especially the Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive party of 1912.
- Starting as an office boy he became a leading executive in insurance, steel and banking, always on the alert for new and better ways to do business.
- He was a top aide to financier J.
- P.
- Morgan, and handled complex issues involving U.S.
- Steel, International Harvester, and other large corporations and insurance companies.
- He was vice-president of New York Life Insurance Company and a partner in J.P.
- Morgan & Co.
- He served as president of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission from its creation in 1900 until his death in 1920.
