Benjamin Bakewell Atterbury (August 15, 1815 – May 2, 1900) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Early life

Atterbury was born on August 15, 1815, in Newark, New Jersey.[1] He was one of eight brothers and sister born to Lewis Atterbury (1779–1872) and Catharine (née Boudinot) Atterbury (1781–1877). Among his siblings were John Guest Atterbury, Julia Maria Atterbury (wife of Henry Clark Stimson), and the Rev. William Wallace Atterbury. His father, who was born at Castle Donington, in Leicestershire, England, emigrated to the U.S. with his uncle Benjamin Bakewell, founder of Bakewell Glass.[2]

His paternal grandparents were Job Atterbury and Sarah (née Bakewell) Atterbury. His maternal grandparents were Catharine (née Smith) Boudinot (daughter of William Peartree Smith, a founder of Princeton University)[3] and Elisha Boudinot, a Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court who was the brother of Elias Boudinot, 2nd President of the Confederation Congress. Through his sister Julia, he was an uncle to prominent surgeon Lewis Atterbury Stimson and through his brother John, he was an uncle to Brig.-Gen. William Wallace Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.[4]

Career

At an early age, he went to New York City and engaged in business. He went into partnership with Amos Sawyer Thornton, Edward Johnson Cole Atterbury in the business of Commission Agents in Manchester.[5] He retired in 1850 and then devoted most of his time to religious and philanthropic work. He was one of the founders of the Murray Hill Presbyterian Church. For fifty years, he was an officer of the House of Refuge on Randall's Island.[1]

Personal life

On April 21, 1847, Atterbury was married to Olivia Eggleston Phelps (1821–1894), a daughter of Olivia Egleston and Anson Green Phelps.[6] Among her siblings were Elizabeth Woodbridge Phelps (wife of Daniel James), Melissa Phelps (wife of William E. Dodge), and Caroline Phelps (wife of James Boulter Stokes).[7] Together, they were the parents of:[1]

His wife died on March 30, 1894.[12] Atterbury died at his residence in The Dakota on Central Park West in Manhattan on May 2, 1900.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; Benjamin Bakewell Atterbury". The New York Times. 5 May 1900. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ The Family Book of Bakewell, Page, Campbell: Being Some Account of the Descendants of John Bakewell, of Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, Born in 1638. Benjamin Page, Born in 1765, at Norwich, England. William Campbell, Born July 1, 1766, at Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Harding, of Leicester. Wm. G. Johnston & Company, Printers and Stationers. 1896. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Smith, William Peartree". collections.dartmouth.edu. Dartmouth College. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ Treese, Lorett (2003). Railroads of Pennsylvania: Fragments of the Past in the Keystone Landscape. Stackpole Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8117-2622-1. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette. Great Britain: T. Neuman. 1846. p. 833. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Goodwin, Nathaniel; Olcott, Henry Steel (1874). The Descendants of Thomas Olcott : One of the First Settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. Albany, NY: J. Munsell. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Tombstone of Daniel and Elizabeth (Phelps) James (Volume 144 Number 1 ed.). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. January 2013. p. 45.
  8. ↑ Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 16 North America, South-East Asia, China, Japan, and Australasia (1800-1914). BRILL. 29 June 2020. p. 357. ISBN 978-90-04-42990-1. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (22 May 1930). "DR. B.C. ATTERBURY DEAD IN FLORIDA; New Yorker One of First Medical Men in China--Honored by Dowager Empress". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "ANTI-VICE SOCIETY GETS $5,000 LEGACY; Sister and 16 Nephews and Nieces to Share Residue of $100,000 Estate of Dr. Atterbury". The New York Times. 15 January 1931. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Browning, Charles Henry (1969). Americans of Royal Descent: Collection of Genealogies Showing the Lineal Descent from Kings of Some American Families ... Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-8063-0054-2. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "DIED -- ATTERBURY". The New York Times. 31 March 1894. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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