Henry Clews
| Henry Clews | |
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 Henry Clews between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915. |
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| Born | 1836 |
| Died | February 1, 1923 |
| Spouse | Lucy Madison Worthington |
| Children | Elsie (1875-1941), Henry, Jr. (1876-1937) |
Henry Clews (1836 – February 1, 1923) was an American financier.
[edit] Biography
He was born in 1836 in Staffordshire, England, and emigrated to the United States around 1850. His first job was at an import business, working as a junior clerk. In 1859 he co-founded Livermore, Clews, and Company, what was then the second largest marketer of federal bonds during the United States Civil War. He split away and started Clews and Company in 1877. He organized the "Committee of 70," which deposed the corrupt ring associated with William M. Tweed in New York City, and he served as an economic consultant to President Ulysses Grant.[1] He married the American woman Lucy Madison Worthington; they had two children: Elsie Worthington Clews and Henry Clews (1876–1937), that was an artist.
He died in 1923.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Clews, Henry entry in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia". Columbia University Press. 2007. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0812559.html.
- ^ "Henry Clews Dies in His 89th Year. Notable Wall Street Figure for More Than Sixty Years Suc- cumbs to Bronchitis". New York Times. February 1, 1923. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B13FA395516738DDDA80894DA405B838EF1D3. Retrieved 2011-03-04. "Henry Clews, the banker, died at his home, 27 West Fifty-first Street, yesterday after a long Illness. He had been in failing health for several months, and the direct cause of his death was chronic bronchitis. He was in his eighty-ninth year."
