John Morgan

John Adams Morgan (September 17, 1930 – January 23, 2025) was an American sailor, Olympic champion and the founder of Morgan Joseph. His father, Henry Sturgis Morgan, was the co-founder of Morgan Stanley and his great-grandfather was J. P. Morgan, founder of J.P. Morgan & Co.

Early life John Adams Morgan was born on September 17, 1930, in Oyster Bay on Long Island to Henry Sturgis Morgan and a descendant of U.S. Presidents John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams. John attended the Groton School, graduating in 1949.

Business Family Capital Growth Partners

Investment ManagersFinance

Family Capital Growth Partners (FCGP) invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in growth capital transactions with an investment of USD 2 - 30 million.

From 1956 to 1966, Morgan was a partner in Dominick & Dominick.

In 1982, Morgan, the great-grandson of J. P. Morgan, established an investment banking firm known as Morgan Lewis Githens & Ahn, Inc. In 1987, the firm assisted with the acquisition of Service America Corp. from Alleco Inc., formerly Allegheny Beverage Corporation, for $450 million in cash and securities.

In 2001, the firm and Morgan's broker-dealer license, was bought by the newly established MLGA Holdings. Mr Morgan, along with Fred Joseph (1937–2010), the former president and chief executive officer of the investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert during the 1980 - to its closure , co-founded the new entity, which became known as Morgan Joseph LLC in 2002, sought to create a high-yield business for mid-size companies and take advantage of investment bankers who were laid off during the technology stock bubble of 2000. After the new firm was established, Morgan served as chairman of the board of directors of Morgan Joseph until his retirement in 2016.

In December 2010, Morgan Joseph LLC merged with Tri-Artisan Partners LLC to form Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc. In April 2011, Apollo Global Management invested in Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, and registered as a brokerage firm to find clients and deals for its buyout and hedge funds.

Long Point Capital inc - Director of Board 1989 - retired 2016

Mr Morgan served on the board of directors for 35 years until his death in 2025 of the Morgan Library & Museum. and was serving on financial board of the Museum at the same time.

He was on the board of Directors of Masco for 30 years and retired in 2015.

He served as the founding chairman of the Board of Morgan Joseph until his retirement in 2016.

Personal life

Marriages and children His first marriage was to Elizabeth Robbins Choate (1953–1957), the daughter of Robert Burnett Choate and the sister of Robert B. Choate Jr. They had John Adams Morgan Jr. 1954, and divorced in 1957.

His second marriage was to Tania Goss (1962-1965), an alumna of the Ethel Walker School and Vassar College who was the daughter of Natalie Holbrook and Chauncey Porter Goss (d. 1964) of Middlebury, Connecticut. In 1964 they had a son, Chauncey Goss Morgan, who had a career in management primarily of manufacturing businesses.

His third marriage was to Anne Chute (1989-1993). They had no children together.

His fourth marriage was to Sonja Tremont (1998-2006). They had one daughter together, Quincy Adams Morgan.

His fifth marriage was to Connie H. Morgan (2010-2025) to whom he was married to until his death in 2025. They share their daughter Caroline Philipson and stepdaughter Christina Philipson.

Residences Morgan owned Caritas Island, a private island compound off the coast of Stamford, Connecticut with a 26-room, home originally built in 1906. In 2011, Morgan listed the island for sale for $18.9 million.

Death Morgan died on January 23, 2025, at the age of 94.