Moses Taylor | |
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| President of National City Bank | |
| In office 1855–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Gorham A. Worth |
| Succeeded by | Percy Pyne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1806 |
| Died | May 23, 1882 (aged 76) |
| Spouse |
Catharine Anne Wilson
(m. 1833) |
| Relations | Moses Taylor Pyne (grandson) Hamilton Fish Kean (grandson) |
| Children | 5 |
Moses Taylor (January 11, 1806 – May 23, 1882) 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 $2.2 billion in today's dollars. He controlled the National City Bank of New York (later to become Citibank), the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, and the Moses Taylor & Co. import business, and he held numerous other investments in railroads and industry.