Given the question: Facts: - death place: new york city - resting place: woodlawn cemetery , the bronx , new york - caption: perkins in 1914 - death date: 18 june 1920 - children: george walbridge perkins , jr. . - birth date: 31 january 1862 - name: george walbridge perkins i - image: george walbridge perkins cph.3b10274.jpg - birth place: chicago , illinois Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george walbridge perkins .
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george walbridge perkins i -lrb- january 31 , 1862 -- june 18 , 1920 -rrb- was an american politician and businessman .he was a leader of the progressive movement , especially the theodore roosevelt 's progressive party of 1912 .starting as an office boy he became a leading executive in insurance , steel and banking , always on the alert for new and better ways to do business .he was a top aide to financier j. p. morgan , and handled complex issues involving u.s. steel , international harvester , and other large corporations and insurance companies .he was vice-president of new york life insurance company and a partner in j.p. morgan & co. .he served as president of the palisades interstate park commission from its creation in 1900 until his death in 1920 .