Bryce Gray
Bryce Gray (November 27, 1827 – June 29, 1897) was a Scottish-American merchant and banker who served as the president of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York.[1]
Bryce Gray | |
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| President of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York | |
| In office 1887–1889 | |
| Preceded by | John Stewart Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | John Sloane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1827 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | June 27, 1897 (aged 69–70) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Andrewetta Josephine Mount
(m. 1860) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Robert Gray Margaret Cherry Gray |
Early life
Gray was born in Glasgow, Scotland on November 27, 1827. He was a son of Robert Gray and Margaret Cherry Gray.[2]
Career
In 1843, at the age of fourteen, he left Scotland to begin working for his cousins' (William and James Murdoch) firm, Murdoch Brothers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the largest dry goods merchants in the area. Around 1850, he came to New York City to become cashier, or head bookkeeper, of White & Thurger. After Thurger died, the firm was reorganized under the name James F. White & Co. on Pine Street. White retired in 1855 to move to Dundee and Gray became the senior member of the firm until his death in 1897.[3] He also served as a director of the Commonwealth Insurance Company of New York, president of the Aztec Land and Cattle Company, and a director of the Atlantic and Pacific and St. Louis–San Francisco Railways.[4]
Gordon was a member of the New York City Chamber of Commerce the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York where he served as president from 1887 to 1889.[4]
Personal life
On May 31, 1860, he married Andrewetta Josephine Mount (1838–1919), daughter of Jane C. K. B. (née Perry) Mount and Andrew Mount of Wilmerding & Mount. Together, they were the parents of three children:[3]
- Bryce Gray Jr. (1861–1900), who married Ada Gwynne, daughter of Nicholas Gwynne.[5]
- George Mount Gray (1863–1929), who was also a member of James F. White & Co.[6]
- Josephine Gray (1868–1928),[7] who married Charles Henry Jewett (1869–1934).[8]
At one time, he owned a large tract of land in the Highlands and the draw bridge across the Shrewsbury River before it came into possession of the county.
Gray died on June 29, 1897, at his home, 554 Fifth Avenue in New York City. He was buried at All Saints Memorial Church Cemetery in Navesink, New Jersey.[3]
References
- Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York (1911). Roster of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York with Biographical Data. D. Taylor. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York (1956). Two Hundredth Anniversary, 1756-1956, of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York. Clark Printing House. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "BRYCE GRAY IS DEAD.; He Was a Well-Known Merchant and Also Prominent in Financial Circles" (PDF). The New York Times. 30 June 1897. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- Morrison, George Austin (1906). History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756-1906. Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York. pp. 132-134. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "What Is Doing in Society" (PDF). The New York Times. 30 November 1900. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "George Mount Gray" (PDF). The New York Times. 14 June 1929. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Deaths" (PDF). The New York Times. 11 July 1928. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Charles H. Jewett, Broker, 65, Is Dead. Was Partner in Firm of Jewett Norman and Co". Brooklyn Times-Union. November 14, 1934. Retrieved 22 August 2019.