John Bond Trevor was an American

United States

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 financier and Wall Street

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 pioneer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 , he moved to New York City

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 in 1849. In 1850 he became a member of the New York Stock Exchange

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 and entered into brokerage with the firm of Carpenter, Van Dyke & Trevor. That venture was dissolved in 1852 when he formed a partnership with James Boorman Colgate

James Boorman Colgate

James Boorman Colgate , son of William Colgate, was an American financier. He was born in New York City and received his first training in the house of Boorman, Johnston, and Company...

. The firm Trevor & Colgage existed until 1872, at which time it was reformed under the name James B. Colgate & Co. Trevor continued as partner of this firm until his death in 1890.

In 1877, he built Glenview Mansion

John Bond Trevor House

John Bond Trevor House, also known as "Glenview," is a historic home located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was designed in 1876 by the noted architect Charles W. Clinton and built for John Bond Trevor in an eclectic Late Victorian style. It is a -story building with an 84 foot...

 in Yonkers, NY. This residence stands today as part of the Hudson River Museum

Hudson River Museum

The Hudson River Museum, located in Trevor Park in Yonkers, New York, is the largest museum in Westchester County. The Yonkers Museum, founded in 1919 at City Hall, became the Hudson River Museum in 1948...

. Trevor was a Presidential Elector in 1880 and was for a time a director of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

His Father John B. Trevor

John B. Trevor (Pennsylvania politician)

John B. Trevor was Pennsylvania State Treasurer from 1820 to 1821. He also served as Prothonotary of Fayette County, Pennsylvania from 1822 to 1824 and was the first cashier of the Connellsville Navigation Company, serving from 1816 to 1819....

 (1788-1860) was Pennsylvania Treasurer

Pennsylvania Treasurer

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 from 1820 to 1821.

His son John B. Trevor, Sr. (1878-1956) was an American lawyer and political activist.