# George W. Perkins — An Autobiography character guide

> George W. Perkins in An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. George W. Perkins, Mr. Perkins, Perkins, George W. Perkins

**First appearance:** 0016-x-the-presidency-making-an-old-party-progressive

## Snapshot

A Wall Street financier who crossed into progressive politics, lending corporate muscle and organizational cunning to Roosevelt's reformist ambitions.

## Who they are

Perkins moves between the counting-house and the campaign trail, a Morgan partner who became one of Roosevelt's trusted political allies. His presence embodies the uneasy alliance between big business and progressive reform, a tension Roosevelt never fully resolved. He matters because he shows how Roosevelt's coalition reached into boardrooms as well as tenements, unsettling friends and enemies alike.

## In the story

### [Social and Industrial Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/xiii-social-and-industrial-justice)

Noted as a labor leader invited to the White House.

### [Appendix B: The Control of Corporations and 'The New Freedom'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_autobiography_se/chapters/appendix-b)

Mentioned as a supporter of Roosevelt and the Progressive Party, falsely accused by Wilson of organizing the Steel Trust.

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