William Carpender (January 30, 1844 – November 25, 1927) was an American banker who served as president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad.

Early life

Carpender was born in New York City on January 30, 1844. He was a son of merchant and banker Jacob Stout Carpender (1805–1882) and Catherine (née Neilson) Carpender (1807–1888). Among his sibling were Lucy Helena Carpender (wife of Rev. Dr. Charles Edward Hart), Mary Noel Carpender (wife of Francis Kerby Stevens, parents of Frances Noel Stevens Hall),[1] John Neilson Carpender (father of Admiral Arthur S. Carpender),[2] and Charles J. Carpender. For many years his father was secretary of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.[3]

His paternal grandparents were William Carpender and Lucy Weston (née Grant) Carpender.[4] His uncle was Commodore Edward Weston Carpender. His maternal grandparents were Dr. John Neilson (son of Col. John Neilson) and Abigail (née Bleecker) Neilson (a daughter of merchant banker Anthony Lispenard Bleecker and sister to Anthony Bleecker).[3]

Career

Carpender was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, until his retirement in 1907, and served as president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad.[5][6] He was also a director of the American Gas Company and of the Metropolitan Trust Company.[7]

Personal life

On November 26, 1878, Carpender was married to Ella Floyd-Jones (1852–1892), a daughter of William Floyd-Jones and Caroline (née Blackwell) Floyd-Jones. Her uncle was Lt.-Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones. Together, they lived at 4 East 49th Street and had a country home in Massapequa on Long Island and were the parents of one son and three daughters:[3]

  • Edith Carpender (1880–1952), who married Edward Henry Floyd-Jones, a son of New York State Senator Edward Floyd-Jones,[8] in 1905.[9]
  • Noel Lispenard Carpender (1882–1926),[10] a member of the New York Stock Exchange;[11][12] he married Isabel Thacher Gourley, a daughter of John H. Gourley, in 1906.[13][14]
  • Jeannie Floyd-Jones Carpender (1887–1973), who married Philip Van Rensselaer Schuyler, a son of Frank D. Schuyler, in 1910.[15][16]
  • Ella Floyd-Jones Carpender (1892–1976), who married John Dulmage Carscallen II, son of Charles S. Carscallen,[17] in 1919.[18]

In 1917, Carpender married Alice Preble Tucker (1859–1920), a daughter of Edgar Tucker and Mary Agnes (née Preble) Tucker. Her brother, Preble Tucker, was the wife of Katherine Livingston Waldo (a half-sister of New York City Police and Fire Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo and a granddaughter of Morgan Lewis Livingston).

He was a member of the Union League Club for half a century and the New York Yacht Club.[3] He was also a member of the Saint Nicholas Society and the Sons of the Revolution.[5]

Carpender died at 996 Hillside Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey, the home of his daughter, on November 25, 1927.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "MRS. HALL STARTS $500,000 LIBEL SUIT; Henry Carpender and William Stevens Ask Similar Sums From The Daily Mirror". The New York Times. 16 March 1927. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "John Neilson Carpender". The New York Times. 22 November 1911. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lee, Francis Bazley (1910). Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 466–467. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "EX-BROKER,52,DEAD; Cousin of Mrs. Frances S. Hall and Figure in Court Charges in Her Husband's Murder". The New York Times. 27 May 1934. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "WILLIAM CARPENDER DEAD.; Former Member of New York Stock Exchange Dies at 84 Years". The New York Times. 26 November 1927. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Legislature, New York (State) (1920). Legislative Document. J.B. Lyon Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Metropolitan Trust Company of the City of New York". New-York Tribune. 25 May 1910. p. 14. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "E.H. FLOYD-JONES, LAWYER, DEAD AT 61; Succumbs to a Long Illness at His Home in Massapequa, L.I.MEMBER OF MANY CLUBSFormer President of a Hospital Here --Chancellor of Cathedral of Incarnation at Garden City". The New York Times. 21 August 1930. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Floyd-Jones -- Carpender Wedding". The New York Times. 19 November 1905. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "DIED -- CARPENDER". The New York Times. 16 April 1926. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "STOCK FIRM FAILS; ECHO OF DIER CRASH; Receiver Appointed for Carpender, Caffry & Co., New YorkStock Exchange Firm.ESTIMATED DEBTS $300,000Assets Put at $250,000--Accused of"Nullification" Trades forE.D. Dier & Co". The New York Times. 10 May 1922. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "STOCK EXCHANGE EXPELS CARPENDER; Floor Member of Insolvent Concern Accused of "Reckless and Unbusinesslike Dealing."FIRM HAD BEEN SUSPENDEDAssets About $700,000 and Liabilities More Than $980,000, Says Attorney for Receiver". The New York Times. 9 June 1922. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED". The New York Times. 23 April 1905. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "WHAT IS DOING IN SOCIETY". The New York Times. 24 April 1906. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "MISS CARPENDER TO WED; To Become the Bride of Philip Van Rensselaer Schuyler". The New York Times. 30 December 1909. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Schuyler-Carpender Wedding Plans.; Lady Fitz-George at Easter Ball. Daly-Pell License Issued". The New York Times. 29 March 1910. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "J. D. CARSCALLEN 2D DIES OF PNEUMONIA; Noted Independent Stock Ex- change Broker Here Was SB-- Served With France in War". The New York Times. 8 October 1932. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "BEVY OF BRIDES AT THE PASSING OF LENT; Miss Ella Floyd-Jones Carpender Weds Ensign John D.Carscallen, U. S. N.MISS McNAIR'S NUPTIALWedded to Ensign R. L. Hutchinson In St. Thomas's--Miss DreesbachMarries Lieut. J. W. Rowe. Hutchinson--McNair. Weds Lieutenant John W. Rowe. Miss Pickens Bride of Colonel Lyle". The New York Times. 22 April 1919. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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