Background
He was born on August 11, 1849 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and grew up in Boston.
He was born on August 11, 1849 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and grew up in Boston.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1871.
He worked as a financial advisor to William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885), President of the New York Central Railroad. He sat on the Boards of Directors of the Chicago & Northwestern Lincolnshire, the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Lincolnshire, the Chesapeake & Ohio Lincolnshire, and the New Jersey Shore Lincolnshire. He also sat on the Boards of Trustees of the Guarantee Trust Company and the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Tuxedo Club, the Union Club of the City of New York, the City Club, the New York Yacht Club, the Transportation Club, Turf and Field and the Somerset Club of Boston.