| Henry S. Morgan AKA Henry Sturgis Morgan Born: 24-Oct-1900
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 8-Feb-1982
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley Henry S. Morgan was co-founder of Morgan Stanley in 1935, when the Banking Act of 1933 required J. P. Morgan & Co. to split its commercial and investment banking into two separate companies. His partner, Harold Stanley, and the entire upper management of Morgan Stanley came from the parent firm. Morgan was the son of John Pierpont Morgan, Jr., grandson of J. Pierpont Morgan, great-grandson of Junius Spencer Morgan, and great-great-grandson of family patriarch Joseph Morgan. His wife, Catherine Adams, was a direct descendant of US Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and Morgan's brother-in-law, Charles Francis Adams IV, was President of Raytheon. Father: John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. (millionaire)
Mother: Jane Norton Grew Morgan (b. 20-Sep-1868, m. 11-Dec-1890, d. 14-Aug-1925, two daughters, two sons)
Brother: Junius Spencer Morgan (b. 15-Mar-1892, d. 19-Oct-1960)
Sister: Jane Norton Morgan Pennoyer (b. 14-Nov-1893)
Sister: Frances Tracy Morgan Nichols (b. 17-Jan-1897, d. 11-Mar-1989)
Wife: Catherine Francis Lovering Adams (b. 13-Jan-1902, m. 26-Jun-1923, d. 1988, five children)
Son: John A. Morgan (Chairman of Morgan Joseph investment bank)
Son: Charles F. Morgan (Morgan Stanley executive)
High School: Groton School, Groton, MA
University: Harvard University (1923)
Administrator: Trustee, Groton School
Administrator: Board of Overseers, Harvard University (1935-82)
America's Cup Hall of Fame
Morgan Stanley Co-Founder (1935)
Member of the Board of J. P. Morgan & Co. (1929-35)
Member of the Board of General Electric (1934-82)
Member of the Board of Pullman Palace Car Company
Bohemian Grove
Community Service Society
Council on Foreign Relations
International Yacht Racing Union
Morgan Library & Museum President (1960-81); Chairman (1981-82)
Morgan Library & Museum Trustee (1924-60)
Museum of Modern Art Trustee (1954-82)
New York Yacht Club Commodore (1949-51)
Pilgrims Society Executive Board
Roxburghe Club
OSS Agent (World War II)
Welsh Ancestry
Morgan Family
Risk Factors: Smoking
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