Robert Schuyler

For the historian, educator and editor, see Robert Livingston Schuyler. For the architect, see Robert Sands Schuyler. For the archaeologist and anthropologist, see Robert Schuyler (professor).
Robert Schuyler
1st President of the
Illinois Central Railroad
In office
March 19, 1851 – July 3, 1854
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byWilliam Porter Burrall
Personal details
Born
Robert Schuyler

(1798-09-16)September 16, 1798
Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 1855(1855-11-15) (aged 57)
Nice, France
Resting placeGreenridge Cemetery
Spouse
Lucinda Wood
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(m. 1826)​
RelationsSee Schuyler family
Children6, including Robert
Parent(s)Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
Sarah Rutsen
Alma materHarvard College
OccupationPresident of the New York and New Haven Railroad

Robert Schuyler or Robert Livingston Schuyler[1] (September 16, 1798 – November 15, 1855), was a financier, steamboat operator, and railroad president who acted as the de facto head of the prominent Schuyler family during his adulthood. Schuyler was called "America's first railroad king."[2] He had a role in America's first large-scale stock fraud on the New York and New Haven Railroad.[3] His scandal is among the greatest scandals in Wall Street history alongside the Bernie Madoff scandal and the Richard Whitney scandal.[4]

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  2. ^ Cox, Terry (2003). Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads: Guide with Prices. Terry Cox. p. 60. ISBN 9780974648507. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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