Joseph
Wilhelm
Drexel
Born in Philadelphia, PA
Son of Francis Martin Drexel
and Catherine Hookey
Brother of
Mary Johanna (Drexel) Lankenau, Francis Anthony Drexel, Anthony Joseph Drexel, Heloise (Drexel) Smith and Caroline (Drexel) Watmough
Husband of
Lucy (Wharton) Drexel
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Katharine Lucy (Drexel) Penrose, Lucy Wharton (Drexel) Dahlgren, Elizabeth Wharton (Drexel) Beresford and Josephine Wharton Drexel
Died
at age 57
in New York City, NY
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2014
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Biography
He was a partner in Drexel, Morgan and Co. but got tired of butting heads with J. Pierpont Morgan and left the business in 1876.
Sources
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Martin_Drexel
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_William_Drexel
- 1860 census
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