1. United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892); [syn: Gould, Jay Gould]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Jay Gould
n 1: United States financier who gained control of the Erie
Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he
attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892) [syn:
Gould, Jay Gould]