William Bayard Cutting | |
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| Born | January 12, 1850 New York City, U.S.[1] |
| Died | March 1, 1912 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia College, 1869, 1871[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, financier, real estate developer, sugar beet refiner |
| Spouse |
Olivia Peyton Murray
(m. 1877) |
| Children | William Bayard Cutting Jr. Justine Bayard Cutting Bronson Murray Cutting Olivia Murray Cutting |
| Parent(s) | Fulton Cutting Elise Justine Bayard |
| Relatives | Robert Fulton Cutting (brother) Robert Cutting (grandfather) Robert Bayard (grandfather) Francis B. Cutting (uncle) |
William Bayard Cutting (January 12, 1850 – March 1, 1912),[1] a member of New York's merchant aristocracy, was an attorney, financier, real estate developer, sugar beet refiner and philanthropist. Cutting and his brother Fulton started the sugar beet industry in the United States in 1888. He was a builder of railroads, operated the ferries of New York City, and developed part of the south Brooklyn waterfront, Red Hook.
- ^ a b c "W.B. CUTTING DIES ON TRAIN" (PDF). The New York Times. 2 Mar 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2013.