Anthony Joseph Drexel

Anthony Joseph Drexel
Born	(1826-09-13)September 13, 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 30, 1893(1893-06-30) (aged 66) Karlsbad, Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Occupation	Banker
Spouse	Ellen B. Rozet
Children	9
Parent(s)	Francis Martin Drexel Catherine Hookey
Relatives	Francis Anthony Drexel (brother) Joseph William Drexel (brother) St. Katharine Drexel (niece) Elizabeth Wharton Drexel (niece) Anthony Drexel Biddle Sr. (grandson) Anthony Drexel Biddle Jr. (great-grandson)
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Official name	Anthony J. Drexel (1826–1893)
Type	City
Criteria	Business & Industry, Education, Entrepreneurs, Railroads
Designated	April 2005[1]
County	Philadelphia County
Location	48 S Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 39°56′56″N 75°08′45″W / 39.94899°N 75.14581°W / 39.94899; -75.14581

Anthony Joseph Drexel Sr. (September 13, 1826 – June 30, 1893) was an American banker who played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the American Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he founded Drexel, Morgan & Co, which later became J.P. Morgan & Co., in New York City in 1871 with J. P. Morgan as his junior partner. He also founded Drexel University in Philadelphia in 1891.^[2][3]

In 1892, Drexel was elected to the American Philosophical Society.^[4] He was also the first president of the Fairmount Park Art Association, now the Association for Public Art, the nation's first private organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning.^[5]