Percy Rivington Pyne I

Percy Rivington Pyne I
Pyne circa 1875-1890
President of National City Bank
In office 1882–1891
Preceded by	Moses Taylor
Succeeded by	James Jewett Stillman
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1820 England
Died	February 14, 1895 (aged 74) Rome, Italy
Spouse(s)	Albertina Taylor
Children	Percy Rivington Pyne II Moses Taylor Pyne Albertina Taylor Pyne
Parents	Anna Rivington Thomas Pyne

Percy Rivington Pyne I (March 8, 1820 – February 14, 1895) was a migrant from England to the United States. He became president of City National Bank. He was also a director for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the New Jersey Zinc Company.

Biography

He was born in England on March 8, 1820 to Anna Rivington and Thomas Pyne.^[1]

He was accepted at Christ's Hospital in London, England for his education, but instead migrated to the United States in 1835 and joined Moses Taylor & Co. as a clerk. He became a partner in 1842.

In 1855 he married Taylor's daughter Albertina.^[1] Their children included sons Percy Rivington Pyne II, and Moses Taylor Pyne who was a major philanthropist at Princeton University, and a daughter Albertina Taylor Pyne Russell.^[2]

He died in Rome, Italy on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1895.^[1]

References

1. "Percy Rivington Pyne". New York Times. February 16, 1895. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
2. Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River. p. 1412.