The Financier · Character
Joseph Cowperwood
Frank's younger brother.
minor
Also known as Cowperwood
First appearance: The Philadelphia into Which Frank Algernon Cowperwood Was Born
Joseph Cowperwood shows up with force in The Philadelphia into Which Frank Algernon Cowperwood Was Born. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of Frank's younger brothers; Frank rules him and Ed with a rod of iron.
Joseph Cowperwood first appears in 0000 i.
In The Philadelphia into Which Frank Algernon Cowperwood Was Born: One of Frank's younger brothers; Frank rules him and Ed with a rod of iron.
Later, in IX: Frank's brother, interested but uncertain about the marriage.
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- Extended cast and background figures
- Minor family and clerks
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