Anthony Joseph Drexel I
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| Anthony Joseph Drexel I | |
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| Born | September 13, 1826 |
| Died | June 30, 1893 |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse | Ellen B. Rozet |
| Children | Emily Drexel Biddle (1850-1883) Louise Bouvier Drexel Morrell Fannie D. Drexel Paul (1855-1892) John Rozet Drexel (1863-1935) Anthony Joseph Drexel II (1865-1934) George William Childs Drexel |
| Parents | Francis Martin Drexel Catherine Hookey (1795-1870) |
Anthony Joseph Drexel I (September 13, 1826 – June 30, 1893) was an American financier, banker, partner of J.P. Morgan and founder of Drexel University.
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He was born in 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Francis Martin Drexel (1792-1863) and Catherine Hookey (1795-1870). He was the brother of Francis Anthony Drexel, who was the father of Saint Katharine Drexel, and Joseph William Drexel.
He married Ellen B. Rozet (1832-1981) and had the following children: Emilie Drexel (1851-1883), who married Edward Biddle III (1851-?); Frances Katherine Drexel (1855-1892), who married James William Paul, Jr.; Mae E. Drexel (1859-1886) married Charles T. Stewart; John Rozet Drexel (1863-1935), who married Alice Gordon Troth (1865-1947); Anthony Joseph Drexel II (1865-1934) married Margarita Armstrong; and George William Childs Drexel, who married Mary Stretch Irick (1868-1948).
He died of a heart attack on June 30, 1893 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic at the age of 66 and was buried in The Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia.
- Dan Rottenberg, The Man Who Made Wall Street copyright 2001. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia.
- Anthony Joseph Drexel I Memorial at Find A Grave
- Bibliography of sources about Anthony J. Drexel and the Drexel family