Gurdon S. Mumford
Gurdon S. Mumford | |
|---|---|
| President of the New York Stock Exchange | |
| In office 1818–1824 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Stockholm |
| Succeeded by | Edward Lyde |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811 Serving withWilliam DenningandSamuel L. Mitchill | |
| Preceded by | George Clinton Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Paulding Jr. Samuel L. Mitchill |
| Constituency | 2nd districtand3rd district(1805–1809) 2nd district(1809–1811) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford January 29, 1764 New London, Connecticut,British America |
| Died | April 30, 1831(aged 67) New York City,United States |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouses | Anna Van Zandt (after1793)Letitia Van Toren (m.1810) |
| Parent(s) | David Mumford Rebecca Winthrop Saltonstall |
Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford(January 29, 1764 – April 30, 1831) was aUnited States representativefromNew York.
Early life
[edit]Mumford was born inNew London, Connecticuton January 29, 1764,[1]and named in honor of his maternal grandfather.[2]He was the second son of David Mumford Sr., a descendant ofThomas Mumford(one of the earliest settlers in Rhode Island), and Rebecca Winthrop Mumford (néeSaltonstall), a granddaughter ofGurdon Saltonstall,the 25thGovernor of Connecticut Colony.[2]
He attended the common schools.[1]
Career
[edit]Through the influence of his uncle,U.S. Envoy to FranceSilas Deane(the husband of his mother's younger sister, Elizabeth Saltonstall),[2]he was a private secretary toBenjamin Franklinduring the latter part of his official residence inParis.
In 1785, he returned to America with Franklin and settled inNew York Citywhere he became associated with his brothers in the commission business in 1791. In 1805, he was elected as aDemocratic-Republicanto theNinth Congressto fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-electDaniel D. Tompkins.Among his colleagues in Congress from New York wereGeorge Clinton Jr.,Henry W. Livingston,Uri Tracy,Philip Van Cortlandt,andKillian K. Van Rensselaer.[2]
He was reelected to theTenthandEleventh Congressesand served from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1811. While in the House, he was chairman of theCommittee on Commerce and Manufacturesduring the Ninth Congress.[1]
Mumford was apresidential electorin1812and voted forDewitt ClintonandJared Ingersoll.[1]
Later career
[edit]After retiring from active political life, he was elected director of theBank of New Yorkin 1812, and opened abroker's office inWall Streetin 1813. Mumford was one of the original founders of theNew York Stock Exchange.From 1818 to 1824, he served as the secondpresident of the New York Stock Exchange,succeedingAnthony Stockholm.[3]
Mumford was also a member of the Société Française de Bienfaisance de New-York (also known as the French Benevolent Society of New York), which was established to help needy French and Swiss immigrants in 1806. In addition to its philanthropy, it was also a social club for its members.[4]
Personal life
[edit]On November 2, 1793, Mumford was married to Anna Van Zandt in the Reformed Dutch Church. Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Benjamin Franklin Mumford (1796–1817)
- Tobias Van Zandt Mumford (1796–1875), who married Mary Oliver Manwaring of Philadelphia. After her death, he married Catherine Brooks of New York.[2]
After the death of his first wife, he remarried to Letitia Van Toren in 1810. Together, they lived at 23Broadwayand were the parents of:[2]
- Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford Jr. (1811–1870), who married Catherine A. Snow (b. 1819) in 1866.[2]
- George Clinton Mumford (b. 1812), who died in infancy.[2]
- Anne Letitia Mumford (b. 1812), who married John Osgood.[2]
- Emma Letitia Mumford (1814–1879), who died unmarried.[2]
- George Washington Mumford (b. 1814), who died in infancy.[2]
- George Lafayette Mumford, who died in infancy.[2]
- Mary Margarita Mumford (1826–1888), who married Aaron Price Ransom (1825–1893) in 1846.[2]
- Cornelia Matilda Mumford, who married George Warren Geer.[5]
He died from a lingering illness in New York City on Saturday, April 30, 1831 and was interred in theOld Collegiate Dutch ChurchCemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"MUMFORD, Gurdon Saltonstall - Biographical Information".bioguide.congress.gov.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved9 December2019.
- ^abcdefghijklmnMumford, James Gregory (1900).Mumford Memoirs: Being the Story of the New England Mumfords from the Year 1655 to the Present Time.Priv. print. by D.B. Updike, the Merrymount Press. pp. 210–212.Retrieved9 December2019.
- ^"PRESIDENTS AND CHAIRMEN OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE"(PDF).www.nyse.com.New York Stock Exchange.21 April 2009. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2009-04-21.Retrieved9 December2019.
- ^"To James Madison from Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford, 23 August 1825, Founders Online, National Archives".founders.archives.gov.University of Virginia Press.Retrieved9 December2019.
- ^Geer, Walter (1923).The Geer Genealogy: A Historical Record of George and Thomas Geer and Their Descendants in the United States from 1623 to 1923.Brentano's. p.115.Retrieved9 December2019.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Gurdon S. Mumford (id: M001076)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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