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'''Preserved Fish''' (1766–1846) was a prominent New York City shipping merchant<ref>{{cite book | last = Pratchett | first = Terry | title = The Art of Discworld | publisher = Gollancz | location = London | year = 2005 | isbn = 0575077123 | chapter = Real People }}</ref> in the early 1800s. He served as president of the Bank of America (unrelated to the current institution of that name) and an early broker of the [[NYSE|New York Stock & Exchange Board]]. <ref name="Time">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742482-1,00.html</ref> He was one of the leaders in the movement opposed to [[sabbatarianism]] in the United States. |
'''Preserved Fish''' (1766–1846) was a prominent New York City shipping merchant<ref>{{cite book | last = Pratchett | first = Terry | title = The Art of Discworld | publisher = Gollancz | location = London | year = 2005 | isbn = 0575077123 | chapter = Real People }}</ref> in the early 1800s. He served as president of the Bank of America (unrelated to the current institution of that name) and an early broker of the [[NYSE|New York Stock & Exchange Board]]. <ref name="Time">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742482-1,00.html</ref> He was one of the leaders in the movement opposed to [[sabbatarianism]] in the United States. |
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His first name was properly pronounced with three syllables ("pre-SER-vedd"), and was a reference to being "preserved from sin" or "preserved in grace". His family, prominent in New York, also gave rise to [[Hamilton Fish]], governor, senator, and secretary of state. |
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==Biography== |
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Preserved Fish was born in Portsmouth, R.I., son of a blacksmith also named Preserved Fish. The blacksmith's father was another Preserved Fish, but that Fish's father was named Thomas.<ref name="Time"></ref> |
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As a youth, the younger Preserved Fish shipped to the Pacific on a whaler, becoming its captain at the age of 21. He did not take long to realize that a fortune lay in selling whale oil, not in getting it. He prospered as a merchant in New Bedford, but had a political squabble and left for New York. He controlled a potent shipping firm named Fish & Grinnell (later, [[Grinnell, Minturn & Co]].), which had its beginnings in his efforts to expand his whale oil market. He also was one of the 28 brokers of the New York Exchange Board which later became the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref name="Time"></ref> |
As a youth, the younger Preserved Fish shipped to the Pacific on a whaler, becoming its captain at the age of 21. He did not take long to realize that a fortune lay in selling whale oil, not in getting it. He prospered as a merchant in New Bedford, but had a political squabble and left for New York. He controlled a potent shipping firm named Fish & Grinnell (later, [[Grinnell, Minturn & Co]].), which had its beginnings in his efforts to expand his whale oil market. He also was one of the 28 brokers of the New York Exchange Board which later became the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref name="Time"></ref> |
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Revision as of 22:45, 2 November 2009
Preserved Fish (1766–1846) was a prominent New York City shipping merchant[1] in the early 1800s. He served as president of the Bank of America (unrelated to the current institution of that name) and an early broker of the New York Stock & Exchange Board. [2] He was one of the leaders in the movement opposed to sabbatarianism in the United States.
His first name was properly pronounced with three syllables ("pre-SER-vedd"), and was a reference to being "preserved from sin" or "preserved in grace". His family, prominent in New York, also gave rise to Hamilton Fish, governor, senator, and secretary of state.
Biography
Preserved Fish was born in Portsmouth, R.I., son of a blacksmith also named Preserved Fish. The blacksmith's father was another Preserved Fish, but that Fish's father was named Thomas.[2]
As a youth, the younger Preserved Fish shipped to the Pacific on a whaler, becoming its captain at the age of 21. He did not take long to realize that a fortune lay in selling whale oil, not in getting it. He prospered as a merchant in New Bedford, but had a political squabble and left for New York. He controlled a potent shipping firm named Fish & Grinnell (later, Grinnell, Minturn & Co.), which had its beginnings in his efforts to expand his whale oil market. He also was one of the 28 brokers of the New York Exchange Board which later became the New York Stock Exchange.[2]
After his resignation from Fish & Grinnell and a brief retirement from business, he served until his death as President of the Tradesman's Bank.[2]
Legacy
Ken Ficara has written a song about him.[3]
References
- ^ Pratchett, Terry (2005). "Real People". The Art of Discworld. London: Gollancz. ISBN 0575077123.
- ^ a b c d http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742482-1,00.html
- ^ http://www.kenficara.com/song.php?song=fish
External links
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