Francis Jay Underhill

Francis Jay Underhill
Born30 April 1863
Died21 May 1938
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBond broker
Employer(s)Fisk & Robinson, J. & W. Seligman & Co.

Francis Jay Underhill (1863-1938) was a writer, amateur musician, and American bond broker with two firms, Fisk & Robinson and later with J. & W. Seligman & Co., that played a leading role in the financing and construction of the Panama Canal.[1] Owing to his commercial success, Underhill was a collector of art and musical instruments, including many engravings, etchings, and lithographs of noted European and American artists. Underhill was an amateur musician and acquired an Antonio Stradivari violin of 1732 called the "Red Diamond."[2][3] Underhill was also 4th President of the Underhill Society of America.

  1. ^ "F.J. Underhill Dead; Retired Bond Broker" (PDF). The New York Times. May 22, 1938. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ^ Red Diamond. Red Diamond Mandolins. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Cozio.com: violin by Antonio Stradivari, 1732 (Red Diamond). Cozio.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2012.