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John Cates 1901 - 1974

John Cates of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on November 5, 1901, and died at age 73 years old in December 1974.
John Cates
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19121
November 5, 1901
December 1974
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  • 11/5
    1901

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    November 5, 1901
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  • 12/dd
    1974

    Death

    December 1974
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    John Cates lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1901, in the year that John Cates was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1935, at the age of 34 years old, John was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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