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INTRODUCTORY NOTE.



'riiK collcclHjii itf portraits possessed by the Chamber of Com-
iiKTcc lias increased to such an extent within the last three years as
lo warrant the publication of a catalogue, together with a brief
l)i()graphi<al sketcli of each subject.

The first portrait in the collection was painted for the Chamber
one linndrcd and eighteen years ago. It is a full length life size
of l,icMlcnant-('i()vernor C.'^dwallader Coldex, then Acting
(iovcrnor of the Colony of New-York. The Chamber of Com-
nicrcc was organized by twenty-four merchants April 5th, 1768,
and incorporated March 13th, 1770, by George the Third,
through the kiniliy offices of Lieutenant-Governor Coi.uen. It
was for this ad of friendship in obtaining the Charter as well as
for the Mileresi he had manifested in the affairs of the Chamber,
that the portrait was painted.

In I 7(,j a companion portrait, that of Alexander Hamm.k.n,
then Secretary ni tiie Treasury of the United States, also full
length .md life size, was painted by John Trumbu.-L. for the
merchants of New-York, admirers of that great statesman, and by
them presented to the Chamber of Commerce.

These two portraits, which formed the nucleus of the collection,
have passed through many vicissitudes. That of Colden originally
hung in the great room of the Exchange, which stood at the lower
t-nd of Hroad Street, where the Chamber held its sessions from
,769 to 1775. At the close of the Revolution it was found m the
possession of the family of Lieutenant-Governor Colden, and by
them restored to the Chamber in May, x793- It was then placed



IV inthoi)U(;touy note.

on ihc walls of the room used by the Chamber in the Merchants
Coffee House, on the southeast corner of Wall and Water Streets^
and was afterwards removed to the rooms occupied by the
Chamber in the Tontine Coffee House, on the northwest corner of
Wall and Water Streets. On April 15th, 181 7, the portraits of
CoLDEN and Hamilton were loaned to the Academy of Fine
Arts, and, for many years, made a part of the exhibition of the
Academy.

On May ist, 1827, liie Chamber of Commerce having taken
rtwms in the Merchants' Exchange, then standing on the site of
the present Custom House, the portraits were again in its posses-
sion, and remained until the great fire of December 16th, 1835.
On the morning of the second day of the conflagration which con-
sumed the Exchange, the portraits were removed and deposited
for safe keeping in the loft of a building at the lower end
of Wall Street, where they reniainetl unrecognized for eight years.
On their recovery they were hung in the Directors' room of the
Merchants' liank until February 6th, 1844, when they were de-
posited with the New-York Historical Society. October ist, 1868,
they were again reclaimed by the Chamber, and now, in a good state
of preservation, find a permanent place in its hall on Nassau Street.
It was not until 1865 that measures were taken to procure
portraits of the Presidents of the Association, and there now remain
but four of the earlier and five of those of later years to be
obtained Ki complete the full number of Iwcnty-six who have
filled that office since its organization.

The rule confining the collection to the Presidents of the Chamber
was relaxed several years ago, and the gallery now contains eighty
portraits and four bronze and marble busts, embracing tho.se of
men of national and even world-wide reputation ; great mer-
chants who led the Colonies in their opposition to the tyrannical
acts of the Hritish Parliament, whose names are inseparable
from the history of the Kepid>lic ; statesmen, whose fame is
known in every land ; financiers, who met a Nation's emergencies
with unparalleled skill and success ; i)atriols, whose fidelity to



INTKODUOTOHY NOTE. V

their country was never doubted; philanthropists, who conse-
crated their wealth to the elevation of their fellow men, and
others who (originated or were identified with many of the great
enterprises of the nineteenth century.

Of ihe portraits painted for or purchased by the Chamber,
there are two, liesides those of Golden and Hamilton, which
deserve special notice, both for the great personal worth of the
subjects and their relation to the State and the Nation. One
of these is that of I)k Witt Clinton, who, to his great merit a.s
Mayor of this ('ity, and thrice Governor of the State, added that
far more enduring title of founder and creator of the Canal system
of New-York, which gave to our City her great commercial
supremacy. 'I'he other, that of John Sherman, who, as Secretary
of the 'I'reasury, in the second great epoch of the Nation's financial
history, became "the restorer of the public credit, and the success-
ful fundcr of the national debt." The resumption of specie pay-
ments, witiiout disaster or financial disturbance, also accomplished
by him, was an act worthy of the Nation's gratitude.

Two other portraits in the gallery are also entitled to special
notice here, as showing the breadth of the Chamber's sympathies ;
they are those of Richard Cobden, the friend of the United States
and the great apostle of the English system of free trade, and of
John Hricht, the advocate and defender of the Union in our civil
war, who fought single handed in our behalf, against the nobility,
gentry and Parliament of Great Britain, and won a moral victory.

To one of the bronze busts, presented in connection with the
recent Centennial of the Inauguration of the First President of the
United States, in this City, that of George Washington, by
Harbedienne, the Chamber feels that special attention should
also be called. It was a graceful and appropriate act on the
part of the donor thus to connect the memory of Washingto.n with
an Institution, several of the officers and prominent members of
which were his steadfast and loyal friends, who aided him by the.r
fortunes and by personal service in achieving the Nation's liberty
and independence.



VI INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

The purpose of this collection has not been so much to gather
fine specimens of the art of portraiture in painting or sculpture,
although many of tlie works were executed by some of the most
eminent artists of their time, but to preserve the lineaments of
those men who for more than a century have illustrated the
commerce of Xew-Vork. In tlieir features they show those types
of enterprise and judgment wliich have raised the character of
the New-Vork merchant to its high standard, and carried their
fame to the uttermost ends of the earth.

In the preparation of the biographical sketches printed in this
volume the Secretary has availed himself of the authentic and
valuable information contained in tlie records of the Chamber of
Commerce. He has also consulted, as far as practicable, the
families or near relatives of the subjects in reference to matters
within their personal knowledge. P.y this method great accuracy
is believed to have been .secured. The sketches, though neces-
sarily brief, embody, with few exceptions, all the important events
of each life.

(iiAMiu-.k OK C"ommi:rck,
V ( u - V. . V K . March \^f/i, t S90.



CATALOGUE



CATALOGUE.



ronxiiAiT No. 1.



<Mi.\ Ci:i;<ii:K, First President of the Chamber of Commerce,
17G8 1770. Painted in 1865, byTiioz^iAs Hicks, after
Mil oriiriniil in miniature. Biographical Sketch, page



rOUTltAIT No. 2.

1 1 i;n i:v Wiiitk, Fourth President of the Chamber of Com-
miMTc, 1772 1773. Painted in 1867, by Hexky Peters
(tHay, .-iflfi- ail original, by John Singleton" Copley.
Biographical Sketch, page 20.

rOJlTBAIT Xo. 3.

'riiEoriiYLAcT "RAcnE, Fiftli President of tlie Chamber of
Coninierce, 1778-1774. A crayon drawing executed in
1807, by Vincent Colyer, after an original drawing
by St. Mem in. Biograi)hical Slvetch, page 24.

rOBTBAIT Xo. 4.

^Vn.LiAM Walton, Sixth President of the Chamber of
Commerce, 1774-1775. Painted in 1868, by Hi^ni:y
Peters Gray, after an original, by an unknoAvn artist.
Biographical Sketch, page 28.



2 ruinuAiT gallery.

rOHTHAIT Xo. 5.

Joiix Alsop, Eighth Pi'esident of the Chamber of Com-
merce, 1784-1785. Painted in 1865, by Thomas Hicks,
after an original, by an unknown artist. Biographical
Sketch, page 30.

rOIlTHAIT Xo. 0.

.loiiN ]5k(.(.mi:, ^inth President of the Chamber of Com-
merce, 1785-1794. Painted in 1889, by Ciiatiles C.
:MA-nKTrA:\r. Presented by his great grandson, Geoege
C<Miii; \\ P>i:oo:\rE. Biographical Sketch, page 225.

r OUT RAIT Xo. 7.

CoMFoiiT Sands, Tenth President of the Chamber of Com-
merce, 1794-1798. Painted in 1890, by Thomas W.
AVooi), after a pastel, by an unknown artist. Bio-
graphical Sketch, page 193.

J*(>J!TliATT Xo. S.

JuiiN Mlukav, Eleventh President of the Chamber of
Commerce, 1798 1 800. Paiiilcd in 1865, by Daniel
Huntington, nficr an (iriginal, by John Trumbull.
Biogiajiliical Sketch, page 33.

J'iHrrUAlT No. 9.

CoiJNELir- P\v, Twclltli P]-esid('nt of 1h<' Chamber of
Commerce, 1800-1810. P.iinlcd in 1880. l)y OlivekLay,
after :i niini:i1inv. Presented by his granddaughter,
Mrs. N. E. Baylies. Biographical Sketch, page 177.



II



CATALOGUE. 3

I'onriiAiT xo. 10,

lloHKiiT Lknox, Fourteenth President of the Chamber of
Commerce, 1827-1840. Painted in 18G5, by Daxikl
Ih:.N"ri.N<;To\, after an original, by Joiix Wesley
.Iauvis. 1 'resented by his son, James Lexox. Bio-
grai»liical Sketch, page 84.

roirntAiT Xo. ii.

Isaac ('ai:()\v, Fiftecntli President of the Chamber of Cuni-
in«*r('e, 1840-1812. Painted in 1865, by Henry Peters
(Jkay, afffr n miniature. Biographical Sketch, page^U).

I'inrriiAiT xo. 12.

.) amks (JoRi; KiN(;, Seventeenth President of tlie Chamber
of Cc.nunerce, 1845-1847 and 1848-1849. Painted in
18(15, by Thomas P. IIossiter. Biographical Sketch,
])air<' 'M.

POUTHMT Xo. 13,

Mi»Ks 11. (iuiN.XKLL, Eighteenth President of the Chamber
of Connnerce, 1847-1848 and 1849-1852. Painted in
1804, by J. O. lv\T(»x. Presented by his son, lRViN(i
Grin NELL. Biographical Sketch, page 44.

J'OliTUAIT Xo. 14.

Klias Hicks, Nineteenth President of the Chamber of
Commerce, 1852-1853. Painted in 1867. Replica by
Thomas Hicks. Biograi)hical Sketch, page 47.

ronTJiiiT Xo. lo.

Pelaiiah Perit, Twentieth President of the Chamber of
Commerce, 1853-1863. Painted in 1SG4. Keplica by
Thomas Hicks. Biographical Sketch, page 48.



4 POHTRAIT GALLEIIY.

ronTiiAiT yo. 10.

William E. Dodge, Twenty- Second President of the
Cliamber of Commerce, 1867-1875. Painted in 1SS4,
by Danikl IIunti^'GTox. Presented by bis family.
Biograi)hical Sketch, page 53.

J'OJi TliA IT yo. IT.

(iLOiUiK W. JjASf., Twentv-Fonrth President of the Chamber
of Commerce, 1882-1883. Painted in 1887, by E. Wood
Pekky. Presented by liis daughters. Biographical
Sketch, page 57.

j'onTiiAiT yo. IS.

.Tames Booiimax, Vice-President of the Chaml)er of Com-
merce, 1S31)-1841. Painted in 18r'0, by Tjiomas P.
RossiTEH. Presented by Henhy F. Spaulding. Bio-
graphical Sketch, page 198.

J'OItTIiAIT yo, W.

.Ic.nai iiAN S'l 1 iK.Ks, Second Yice-President of the Cham-
])er of Commerce, 1SC3-1867. Painted in 1880, liy
1).\mi;l TIiN'i iNc'idN. Presented by his son, Fk2:d-
EiMCK Si I i:(;ls. Biographical Sketch, page 59.

J' (Hi Til AIT yo. 20.

(}Eoi:r.K Oi'dyke, Vice-President of the Chamber of Com-
mt-rcc, 1807 1875. Painted in 18SG, by IlAintiET
('. L\m:, after an original, by Ciiaples L. Elliott.
Presented Ity liis family. Biographical Sketch, page
(U).

I'tmriiAiT yo. 21.

SiMLoN ]3. Cm 11 i..M>i;.\, Second \icePresident of the
Chambei- of Commerce, 1807-18G9. Painted in 1890, by
Damkl Huntington. Presented ))y his son, Simeon
B. Chittenden. Biographical Sketch, page 212.



CATALOGUE. f)

PORTRAIT Xo. 22.

WiM.iA.M II. Fogg, Second Vice-President of the Chamber
of Commerce, 18S2-1884. Painted in 1887, by East-
MAX JoFiNSOx. Presented by liis widow, Mrs. Wil-
liam If. J'V>GG. Biographical Sketch, i^age 04.

PORTRAIT Xo. 23.

]\Ia'ii iii.w Mauky, Secretary of theChamberof Commerce,
1840 IS'):?. Painted in 1885, by Julian Scott. Pre-
sented by liis family. Biographical Sketch, page 06.

PORTRAIT Xo. 25.

Alkxandk:: IIamiltox, American Statesman and the lir.st
Senvtary of t he Treasury of the United States. Painted
in 17:»L>, l)y John Trumbull. Biographical Sketch,
l)agc 09.

PORTRAIT Xo. 20.

John Siikuman, American Statesman and Secretary of tli.-
Treasury of the United States, 1877-lSSl. Painted in
1880 bv Daniel Huntington. Biographical Sketch,
page 70.

PORTRAIT Xo. 27.

Y)v Wvvv Clinton, American Statesman and Governor <.f
New-Yoik .1817-1823and 1825-1828. Paintedm ISo.,
bv John Tuumbull. Biographical Sketch, page 8J.

PORTRAIT Xo. 2S.

DK Witt Ci.intox. Painted ia 18i3, by Hkxuv Inman.
Presented by Samuel B. Ruggles.



6 POKTKAIT GALLEEY.

POBTltAlT Xo. 29.

Joiix A. King, American Statesman and Governor of
New- York, 1857-1 8.j0. Painted in 1SS9, by Robert
lliN( KLKY. Presented by liis iamily. Biographical
Sketch, page 00.

rOIiTRilT Xo. 30.

Edwin D. Mougan, .Vmerican Statesman and Governor of
New- York, 1859-1863. Painted in 1882, by G. P. A.
Healy. Presented by his grandson, Edwin D. Mor-
gan. Biographical Sketch, page 95.

roiriBAIT Xo. 31.

Cadwalladeu Golden, Lient.-Governor of the Colony of
New- York, 1761-75. Painted in 1772, by Matthkw
Pjjatt. Biographical Sketch, page 99.

r on TRAIT Xo. 32.

Ek.wcis Egeijton, Duke of Bridgewater. Painted in
i^nglaiid ill 1S4-J, by Henry Inman, after original
authorities. Presented by Samuel B. Ruggles. Bio-
graphical Sketch, page 100.



t5*



rtiliTUAIT Xo. 33.



l^iriTAiiD roBDKN, Britisli statesman. Painted in 1860, by
.1. Fa(;nani. Presented by Monnis Ketciium. Bio-
grapliical Sketcli, page 102.



j'oirriiAiT yo. 34.



.l"ii.\ Bi;n.iii, British Statesman. Painted in 1865, by
.1. Eagnani. Presented by Simeon B. Chittenden.
Biographical Sketch, page 105.



CATALOGUE. 7

POUTIiAIT Xo. 33.

(iii.roN Lkk. Painted in i^_'.>,2, by Geoege W. Twiiull,
.)i:. Presented by liis son, W. Creigiitox Lek.'
J5i();;rri])liir:il Sk(!tcli, page 110.

roirr/iAiT xo. so.

Amju:< - i; ('. K im.-lam). Painted in 1887. Replica by
Damkl JIijntingtox. Presented by his family.
J}i();,M:iphi("il Sketch, page 114.

I'OUTUAIT Xo. 37.

AxsoN (.'. Piiii.i's. Painted in 1835, by Waldo t^-
.Ikwkit. Tresented by his daughter, Mrs. William
K. DniKJi:. Bi<)grai)hical Slietch, page 110.

I'<H; rHAIT Xo. 38.

(xi-oKcJi: '\\ lIoPK. Painted in 1870, by Henry Peters
(iiJAV. Presented by Hiram H. Lamport. Biograph-
ical Sketch, page 119.

roirruAiT xo. 39.

.1i:i:kmiaii P. Uoiuxsox. Painted in 1S8S, by Mouga.v
]{mi:in. Presented by his family. Biographical
Sketch, page l'2'2.

rOliTBAIT Xo. 40.

Thomas B. Coddingtox. Painted in 1886, by Eastman
JoiiNSox. Presented by his daughters. Biographical
Sketch, page V2o.



8 PORTRAIT GALLERY.

rOIiTBAIT Xo. 41.

Gkorge W. Blunt. Painted in 1878, by his dangiiter,
Mrs. .Mary S. Ratiirone. Presented by tlie Board of
Commissioners of Pilots. Biograpliical Sketch, page
127.

JPOIiTliAIT Xo. 42.

AValter R. Jones. Painted in 1885, by George H.
Story, after an original, by James Bogle. Presented
by John D. Jones. Biograi3liical Sketch, page 134.

J'OIlTliAlT Xo. 43.

LoRiNG Andrews. Painted in 1886, bv Robert Gordon
Hardie. Presented by his family. BiogTai:>hical
Sketch, page 137.

J'OirTIillT Xo. 44.

Josin-A Bates. Painted in 18G5, by Henry Peters Gray,
after an original, by E. U. Eddis. Biographical Sketch,
page 110.

r( urn: AIT Xo. 4r».

Peter ("(.oi-ki:. Painird iu iSSG, by Henry A. Loop.
Presented by hisst>n, Edavard Cooper. Biographical
Sketch, page 140.

roirruAir Xo. 4g.

John Davii. Wolkk. i*aiiiled in 18SG. Replica by
1)anii:l lIi'NriN(,i()x. Presented by his daughter,
Cathaimnk Lokillakd Wolfe. Biographical Sketch,
page 150.



CATALOGUE.
roHTIiAIT Xo. 47.



I5kn,;a.mi.\ Ji. SiiKKMAX. Painted in 1886, by Fiiaxk B.
Caim'KNTKIi. Presented by his family. Biographical
Sk«'tf]i, page ins.



I'OliTBAIT Xo. 48.

I'UKSKUVKD Fisir. Painted in 1886, by Julian Scott,
after a da^qierreotype. Biograx)liical Sketch, page
1 .");").



VOliTHAIT Xo. 49.

\K\\ ii» LiANii T. I'ainted in 1887, by Yiegixia Tuckei:,
aflfraii original, by Jaked B. Flagg. Presented by
his I'MMiily. P)iographical Sketch, page 156.



i'(n:ri!AiT Xo. r>o.

l-^:.\xcis SKinnv. Painted in 1887, by EasTx^ian Joiinsox.
Presented l)y his daughter, Mrs. Chaeles P. Fiscin-u.
Bi(>grai>hical Sketch, page 158.

rORTIiAIT Xo. ol.

(U<vw ScinvAU. Painted in 1889, by Julius Geektz.
I'resented by his family. Biographical Sketch, pnge
l.VO.



rOHTliAIT Xo. o2



12.



Elltot C. Co wdin. Painted in 1886, by J. W. Alkxandeu.
Presented by his ^vido^^^ Mrs. Elliot C. Cowdix.
Biographical Sketch, page 162.



10 POnTHAIT GALLElir.

rOHTli AIT yo. o3.

KiXLOcii Stuakt. Tainted in 1840, by A. B. Duiiand.
Presented by Mrs. Hoheut L. Stuart. Biograpliical
Sketch, page 1(U».

j'i>irniAiT \o. r>4.

KoBEiiT L. Stiakt. Painted in ^SSQ, by Seymour J. Guy.
Presented l>y his widow, Mrs. Robert L. Stuart.
Biographical Sketch, page 107.

r< una AIT No. 5r>.

RoBERi' MoCrea. Painted in 1835, by AYaldo & Jewett.
Presented )>y his dangliter, Mrs. Robert L. Stuart.
Biographical Sketch, page 169.

ronrnAiT \o. .>«.

Joiix Jacob Astor. Painted in 1890, by Jacob H.
La/arus, al'tci- an original, by Gilbert Stuart.
Presented l»y liis grandson, John Jacob Astor.
Biographical Sketch, page 170.

I'inn i: A IT .\o. r>7.

Sa.mui:l W. Ill c;(;les. Painted in 188:2, by Daniel Hunt-
in(;ton. Biographical Sketch, page 174.

inir/i: i IT Xo. r,s.

1{()Bkut Bay. I'aintcd in 18SG, by Oliver Lay, after an
original, by Damii, II r.\TiN(;Tox. Presented by his
daugliter, Mrs. IS', i:. JJayliks. Biographical Sketch,
pa ere 178.



r CATALOGUE. \\

rOliTliAIT Xo. 59.

.Inn.N- C. Gkkkn. Painted in 1878, by Daniel IIuiNtixc-
TON. Presented by his widow, Mrs. Sakaii II. Gukkx.
Bio^a-ai»liical Slvetcli, page 179.

roHTIiAIT No. 60.

CiiAHLKS IT. Maiisiiall. Painted in 1864, by Rk iiai:i)
J. Na(.m;. Biograpliical Sketch, page 183.

rOliTHAlT No. 01.

.Iamks Stokks. Painted in 1884. Replica by Daniel
]Iijntin(;t<»n. Presented by his son, Anson Piiklps
Stokes. Biographical Sketch, page 187.

ran THAI T xo. 62.

I'AiL Si'oFFoKi). Painted in 1890, by Thomas W. Wood,
Presontrd by his family. Biographical Sketch, page
1 SO.

ro urn AIT No. 63.

Thomas TiLESTON. Painted in 1865, by Thomas IIkks.
Jiiograpliical Sketch, page 191.

rOHTUAIT No. 64.

.louN .1. Phelps. Painted in 1885, by Henry Ulke, afi.T
an original, by Daniel Huntington. Presented ])y
his soli, William AValtek Phelps. Biographical
Sketch, page :200.

rOHTBAIT No. 63.

>[AKsnALL 0. Roberts. Painted in 1872, by T.iomas
lIiCKS. Presented by his widow, Mrs. Susan L.
Roberts. Biographical Sketch, page 203.



19 rORTRAIT GALLERY.

roiniiATT xo. 00.

RuFUs Prime. Painted in 18SC, by Oliver Lay, after
an original, by Daniel IIuxtixgtox. Presented by
his daugliter, Cornelia Prim i;. Biographical Sketch,
page 20.J.

rOUTHAIT yo. 07.

George T. Trimrle. Painted in 18S7, by W. Sergeant
Kendall, after an original, by Daniel Huntington.
Presented by his son, Merritt Trimble. Biographi-
cal Sketch, page 200.

roilTIiAIT Xo. OS.

Isaac Siier.max. Painted in 1803, by Thomas Hicks.
Presented by his widow, Mrs. Isaac Sherman. Bio-
graphical Sketch, page 209.

rOJiTUAIT Xo. GO.

1I(>i:a( !■; B. Claflix. Painted in 1880, by A. A. Anderson.
Presented by liis sdii, John Claflin. Biographical
Sketch, page 217.

nnrrjiAiT xo. 70.

.Ierkmiaii .Mii.i'.axk. ]»:iiiii.'d in 1880, by J, W. Alex-
ax dkr. Pjeseiited by his family. Biographical
Sketch, page 224.

riHiTirtrr Xo. 7 J.

KoRERT H. McC'ruDY. Painted in 188."), aft<>r an original,

CD J

by an iiii]<no\Mi artist. I'l-esentcd liy his son, Richard
A. McCi;i:i)V. J^iogiai.hical Sketclj, page 227.



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CATALOGUE. 13

roiiniAiT Xo. 72.

John Caswell, Painted in 1890, by Thomas W. Wood,
jifter Jill original, by Eastmax Jonxsox. Presented
by CiiA iJLES S, Smith. Biographical Sketch, page 22'J.

j'oirrnAiT xo. 73.

.Iacoi; JLmikeh. Painted in 1885, by H. Diegendescu,
after an original, by Henry Inmax. Presented by
his family. Biographical Sketch, page 232.

J'OItTllAIT Xo. 7^.

ItAMii. i)i;,\Ki:-S.Mru[. Painted in 1589, by Jared B.
V\.\ca:. Presented by his family. Biographical
Sketch, page 231.

j'onriiiiT Xo. 75.

Ai.iKKi. S. Barnks. Painted in 1889, by George W.
Mayxari). Presented by his family. Biographical
Sketch, page 235.

p OUT U AIT Xo. 70.

James Brown. Painted in 1856, by Thomas P. Kossiter.
Presented by Henry F. Spaulding. Biographical
Sketch, page 238.

r OUT RAIT Xo. 77.

Cor..r.Lics VAXD.r.BrLT. Painted ia ISSr. Replica by
J.vuED B. Plauu, Presented by his grandson, Con.
NEUUS Van-dkreili. BiograpMcal Sketch, page i^-



14 POPvTKAIT GALLEKY.

ro inn AIT No. rs.

William H. Yandekbilt. Painted in 1887. Replica by
Eastman Joiinsox. Presented by his son, Cornelius
Vandekbilt. Biograi^hical Sketch, page 245.

PORTRAIT Ko. 7U.

IIaxsox K. Couxixg. Painted in 3889, by Carl L.
Brandt. Presented by his cliildren, Biograi)hical
Sketch, page 248.

PORTRAIT Xo. SO.

MosES Taylor. Painted in ] 888, by Daniel Huntington.
Presented by his widow, Mrs. Catharine A. Taylor.
Biographical Sketch, page 2G1.



SCULPTUR E



George Washington. Bronze bust, executed in Paris
ill 1889, by Barbedienne, after an original made by
lIoiDOX at Mount Vernon in 1785. Presented by
Ciiarles S. Smith. Biographical Sketch, page 250.

Jonathan (tOODhue. Marble bust, executed in 1849, by
IIkxkv K. r)i:owN. Biogiaphical Sketch, page 129.

Geokci: Crisavot.i). Marble l)ust, executed in 1844, by
J. Battin. Presented by his daughter, Mrs. Sarah
IT. (Jkkkx. Jiiographical Sketch, page 132.

lloBEKT }]. Pottkij. Bi'onze bust, executed in 1888, by
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.



JOHN CRUGER.

An PMiiiiriif American merchant and patriot, born of
i":ii<,'li.sli parents in this City, Jnly 18, 17J0. Joirx Crugku
l)eh.n;,re(l to :i fnniily of successful and enterprising
merchanls. lie :md liis brother, Hexry, Avere owners of a
nurnbrr of ships en-^Mi^red in general trade, jHincipally with
JJrisfol, Eiin-liuul, and the AVest India Islands. TJieir place
nf busin.'ss was on CiruGKUs' Wharf, on the east side of
Whitehall Slip, on the East River. The great fire of
1770 bi'oke out there, and the buildings belonging to the
Ci:u<;i:i:s were wlioliy destroyed. Joiix Ckuger was
hoMoird in his day with positions of the highest trust in
the gift of iiis fellow-citizens, having been Mayor of the
City and Speaker of the General Assembly of the Colony,
in all liis luiMic career, covering many years, he never
forfeited the respect and confidence of the people, and liis
administration of the various offices he held was charac-
terized l)y tlu' highest abilit}^ and integrity.

In 170,"», when the odious Stamp Act was imposed upon
the Colonies, the merchants of New- York were among the
lirst to oppose its enforcement, and it was mainly due to
the inlluence of Joiix Cuugeii, then Mayor of the City,
that the revolt which the Stamp Act engendered did not
result in bloodshed. The protests of the people against
its enforcement did not avail. The merchants thereupon
resolved upon the more effective measure of non-importation
from Great Britain, and it Avas this determined opposition
that compelled the British Parliament to repeal the Act.

It was during this exciting period that Joiiy Ckugek
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niul .a few of the lendinij; meiclinnts met at Bolton &
Sk:kll'S Tavern, (j'et standiiifi; on tlie corner of Broad
and Pearl streets, and now known as Washington's
Headqnarters,) on tlieHtli day of April, 1768, and tbere or-
ganized the New- York Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Chugeh
Avas the lirst named of its founders, and was elected itsPresi-
dent. On the 2d of May, 1760, he was again unanimously
chosen, and at tliat time, while serving as Speaker of the
General Assembl}', he was charged by that body to convey
to the merchants of this City and Colony " the thanks of
the House for their repeated disinterested, public spirited
and i)atiiotic conduct in declining the importation of goods
from Great Britain until such Acts of Parliament as the
General Assembly had declared unconstitutional and sub-