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|image_caption=The ''Corsair III'' in Venice in 1902.
 
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'''The Corsair Club''' was a ruling class dining club, most probably founded by [[J. P. Morgan]].
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'''The Corsair Club''' was a ruling class [[dining club]], presumably founded by [[J. P. Morgan]], since it was named after his luxury yacht.
  
 
==Official narrative==
 
==Official narrative==
[[Wikipedia]] has nothing to say about the Corsair Club, although it was the subject of at least one report in the {{ccm}} (a [[Document:The Corsair Club Mentioned In J. P. Morgan's Will|1913 article]] in the ''[[New York Times]]'').
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[[Wikipedia]] has nothing to say about the Corsair Club, although it was the subject of at least one report in the {{ccm}} (a [[Document:The Corsair Club Mentioned In J. P. Morgan's Will|1913 article]] in the ''[[New York Times]]'').<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200412115624/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/04/27/100615885.pdf</ref>
  
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
In 1881, J. P. Morgan bought the ''Corsair'', 185-foot luxury yacht. In 1890 he commissioned the 241-foot ''Corsair II'' and in 1898 the  304-foot ''Corsair III''.<ref>https://luxuryestates.com.au/property-investor-stories/eight-ways-j-p-morgan-defined-the-good-life/</ref>
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In 1881, J. P. Morgan bought the ''Corsair'', a 185-foot luxury yacht. In 1890 he commissioned the 241-foot ''Corsair II'', in 1898 the  304-foot ''Corsair III''<ref>https://luxuryestates.com.au/property-investor-stories/eight-ways-j-p-morgan-defined-the-good-life/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190314214754/https://luxuryestates.com.au/property-investor-stories/eight-ways-j-p-morgan-defined-the-good-life/ Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/jkXZP Archive.is]</ref> and in 1930 the 343-foot ''Corsair IV''.<ref>https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-tragic-life-of-the-corsair-iv/ saved at [http://archive.is/XT26l Archive.is]</ref>
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<ref>https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/j-p-morgans-fo/</ref>
  
 
==Membership==
 
==Membership==
J. P. Morgan is the presumed founder member of the club. The 1913 NYT article mentions [[Chauncey Depew]].
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J. P. Morgan is the presumed founder member of the club. The 1913 NYT article mentions [[Chauncey Depew]]. The banker and railroad executive [[Charles D. Lanier]] was also a member.<ref>Vincent P. Carosso, Rose C. Carosso, "The Morgans" (Harvard University Press, 1987) p. 248</ref> Other original members included [[George Bowdoin]], [[Frank K. Sturgis]], [[David Egleston]] and [[William Turnbull]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Lanier</ref> <ref>The Great Pierpont Morgan: A Biography By Frederick Lewis Allen</ref> and [[Elihu Root]]<ref>https://kingauthor.co/books/Edmund%20Morris/Theodore%20Rex/Theodore%20Rex%20-%20Edmund%20Morris.pdf</ref>
  
 
==Exposure==
 
==Exposure==

Latest revision as of 16:09, 10 July 2022

Group.png Corsair Club
(Deep state milieu, Dining club)Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Corsair III.jpg
The Corsair III in Venice in 1902.
FounderJ. P. Morgan.jpg J. P. Morgan
Extinction1913?
Membership• J. P. Morgan.jpg J. P. Morgan
• Cornelius Vanderbilt III.jpg Cornelius Vanderbilt
•  William Rockefeller
•  Chauncey Depew
•  Charles D. Lanier
• George Sullivan Bowdoin (1833–1913).png George Bowdoin
•  Frank K. Sturgis
•  David Egleston
•  William Turnbull
• Elihu Root.jpg Elihu Root
Founded by the head of the US deep state over a century ago, the Corsair Club was a private dining clubs. It gathered 12 members gathered for off the record conversations, presumably about deep political intrigues. It is not known to have survived J. P. Morgan's death in 1913

The Corsair Club was a ruling class dining club, presumably founded by J. P. Morgan, since it was named after his luxury yacht.

Official narrative

Wikipedia has nothing to say about the Corsair Club, although it was the subject of at least one report in the commercially-controlled media (a 1913 article in the New York Times).[1]

Etymology

In 1881, J. P. Morgan bought the Corsair, a 185-foot luxury yacht. In 1890 he commissioned the 241-foot Corsair II, in 1898 the 304-foot Corsair III[2] and in 1930 the 343-foot Corsair IV.[3] [4]

Membership

J. P. Morgan is the presumed founder member of the club. The 1913 NYT article mentions Chauncey Depew. The banker and railroad executive Charles D. Lanier was also a member.[5] Other original members included George Bowdoin, Frank K. Sturgis, David Egleston and William Turnbull[6] [7] and Elihu Root[8]

Exposure

The group became publicised to outsiders when J. Pierpont Morgan died, since in his will he left silver souvenirs, of the value $1,000 each, to "the members of the Corsair Club at the time of my death."[9]

Dates

It is unknown whether the group continued after J. P. Morgan's death in 1913.

 

Known members

7 of the 10 of the members already have pages here:

MemberDescription
George BowdoinBanker with Drexel Morgan & Co. Corsair Club
Chauncey DepewUS deep state operative, classmate of two future US Supreme Court Justices, a member of Psi Upsilon, Skull and Bones, Corsair Club, The Pilgrims Society...
Charles D. LanierA Morgan man.
J. P. MorganUltra wealthy US deep politician whose The Money Trust ruthlessly dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation there for decades.
William RockefellerCo-founded Standard Oil in 1870 with his more infamous brother, John D. Rockefeller.
Elihu RootUS deep politician. A member of J. P. Morgan's Corsair Club.
Frank K. SturgisAmerican banker
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