Anthony Joseph Drexel I
Anthony Joseph Drexel I (September 13, 1826 - June 30, 1893) was a financier, banker, partner of J.P. Morgan and founder of Drexel University
Birth
He was born in 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Francis Martin Drexel (1792-1863) and Catherine Hookey (1795-?). Anthony was the uncle of Saint Katherine Drexel.
Marriage and children
He married Ellen B. Rozet and had the following children: Emily Drexel (1850-1883) who married Edward Biddle III (1851-?); Fannie D. Drexel (1855-?); Mae Drexel (1859-?); John Rozet Drexel (1863-1935) who married Alice Gordon Troth (1865-1947); Anthony Joseph Drexel II (1865-?) who married Marjorie Gould (1891-1955); and George William Childs Drexel who married Mary Stretch Irick (1868-1948).
Death
He died on June 30, 1893 in Karlovy Vary, Karlovarskż kraj, Czech Republic. He was buried in Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia.
ReferencesDan Rottenberg, The Man Who Made Wall Street
External linksFindagrave: Anthony Joseph Drexel I
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