Stuyvesant Fish | |
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President of the Illinois Central Railroad | |
In office 1887–1906 | |
Preceded by | James C. Clarke |
Succeeded by | James Theodore Harahan |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City | June 24, 1851
Died | April 10, 1923 | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Spouse | |
Children | Livingston Fish Marian Anthon Fish Stuyvesant Fish, Jr. Sidney Webster Fish |
Parent(s) | Hamilton Fish Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean |
Relatives | Nicholas Fish (grandfather) Nicholas Fish II (brother) Hamilton Fish II (brother) Hamilton Fish III (nephew) Hamilton Fish (nephew) Samuel Benjamin (brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | Columbia College |
Stuyvesant Fish (June 24, 1851 – April 10, 1923) was an American businessman and member of the Fish family who served as president of the Illinois Central Railroad. He owned grand residences in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, entertained lavishly and, along with his wife "Mamie", became prominent in American high society during the Gilded Age.[1]