Robert Henry McCurdy | |
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| Born | April 14, 1800 Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1880 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Political party | Whig Party |
| Spouse | Gertrude Mercer Lee |
| Children | 5, including Richard Aldrich McCurdy |
| Parent(s) | Richard McCurdy Ursula Wolcott Griswold |
| Relatives | Charles J. McCurdy (brother) Matthew Griswold (great-grandfather) |
Robert Henry McCurdy (April 14, 1800 – April 5, 1880)[1] was an American businessman and political candidate. He amassed great wealth with partner Herman D. Aldrich as the co-founder of McCurdy and Aldrich, a commission firm which traded Southern cotton and other dry goods prior to the Panic of 1857. He lost his bid for Congress as a Whig in the late 1850s, and served as Commissary-General for the State of New York during the American Civil War.