Percy Pyne
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Percy Rivington Pyne was a President of City National Bank
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He was born in England to Anna and Thomas Rivington Pyne and attended Christ's Hospital
. He moved to the U.S. in 1835 and joined Moses Taylor
& Co., becoming a partner in 1842. In 1855 he married Taylor's daughter Albertina. Their children included sons Percy R. Pyne
and Moses Taylor Pyne
who was a major philanthropist at Princeton University
, and a daughter Albertina Taylor Pyne Russel.
He was a director of various companies including the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
and the New Jersey Zinc Company
.
He died in Rome
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He was born in England to Anna and Thomas Rivington Pyne and attended Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
. He moved to the U.S. in 1835 and joined Moses Taylor
Moses Taylor
Moses Taylor was a 19th century New York merchant and banker and one of the wealthiest men of that century. At his death, his estate was reported to be worth $70 million, or about $ billion in today's dollars. He controlled the National City Bank of New York , the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western...
& Co., becoming a partner in 1842. In 1855 he married Taylor's daughter Albertina. Their children included sons Percy R. Pyne
Percy R. Pyne
Percy Rivington Pyne was a banker, financier, and philanthropist.He was born in 1857 in New York City, the son of Percy Rivington Pyne and Albertina Shelton Pyne. His maternal grandfather was Moses Taylor, founder of the First National City Bank of New York and a stockholder in the Delaware,...
and Moses Taylor Pyne
Moses Taylor Pyne
Moses Taylor Pyne , was a financier and philanthropist, and one of Princeton University's greatest benefactors and most influential Trustees....
who was a major philanthropist at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and a daughter Albertina Taylor Pyne Russel.
He was a director of various companies including the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
and the New Jersey Zinc Company
New Jersey Zinc Company
The Horsehead Corporation , formerly the New Jersey Zinc Company, is an American producer of zinc and related materials.The New Jersey Zinc Company was for many years the largest producer of zinc and zinc products in the United States. The company thrived in the period from 1897 to 1966, at which...
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He died in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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