Brayton Ives | |
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President of Northern Pacific Railway | |
In office 1893–1896 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Fletcher Oakes |
Succeeded by | Edward Dean Adams |
President of the New York Stock Exchange | |
In office 1878–1880 | |
Preceded by | Henry Meigs Jr. |
Succeeded by | Donald Mackay |
Personal details | |
Born | Farmington, Connecticut | August 23, 1840
Died | October 22, 1914 Ossining, New York | (aged 74)
Spouse |
Eleanor Anderson Bissell
(m. 1867) |
Education | Yale University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Branch/service | Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
Commands | 1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Brayton Ives (August 23, 1840 – October 22, 1914) was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1893 to 1896 and was president of the New York Stock Exchange and the Western National Bank of New York.[1] He also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.