He was ridiculed for donating money to two churches in Irvington who were afraid of being bought out by a saloon, and earlier he tried to arrest Hugh Gill and EF Pagett for a role in rebelling against him.
Although one of his enterprises was marred by a storm that destroyed his home in Long Branch, he gained wealth by the secret purchase of Katy bonds. He was ridiculed for donating money to two churches in Irvington who were afraid of being bought out by a saloon, and earlier he tried to arrest Hugh Gill and EF Pagett for a role in rebelling against him. This man convinced the Chief of Police in St. Paul to participate in a failed kidnapping scheme that almost led the U.S. to war with Canada after he tried to recover his money from Lord (*) Gordon-Gordon. As a rival to Cornelius Vanderbilt he sought to acquire the Erie Railroad but only succeeded in obtaining Union Pacific. In another of his schemes, this Wall Street entrepreneur tried to bribe Horace Porter and corner the gold market. For 10 points, name this man that along with James Fisk was responsible for 1869's Black Friday.
Although one of his enterprises was marred by a storm that destroyed his home in Long Branch, he gained wealth by the secret purchase of Katy bonds.
Jay Gould