Jay Cooke

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Definition Proper noun : United States financier : Jay Cooke was an American banker and financier. He is historically significant for his role in marketing government bonds to fund the Union side during the American Civil War. His financial activities and the subsequent failure of his banking firm were major events in 19th-century American economic history. Usage Examples Proper noun : The Unio...