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| Birth: | 4 Sep 1787 in Norwich, Conn. 1 2 3 |
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| Father: | Joseph Howland b. 30 Sep 1749 in Boston, Mass. |
| Mother: | Lydia Bill b. 7 Jul 1753 |
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From: "Genealogy of the Howland Family of America, " by Franklyn Howland,
1885:
As early as 1806 his father trusted him with th e almost entire charge of
his complicated affairs, which occupied his entire attention until 1809,
when he went into business on his own account as a comm ission merchant,
dealing with the West Indies principally. This business grad ually
increased in importance and in 1816 he took into partnership his younge r
brother Samuel, and formed the firm of G.G. & S. Howland. The brothers
en joyed excellent credit, the accompaniment of enterprise and integrity,
and ex tended their commercial operations to the various quarters of the
globe, wher e the prospects of trade promised favorable returns. The
eminent skill and ab ility which the senior partner displayed in
sustaining the credit of the hous e at times of peril, which carried down
many merchants of more experience, ca nnot fail to be remembered by those
who can recall the periods which saw the downfall of the most
distinguished merchants of New York but left the Howland s unscathed.
G.G. & S. Howland continued until 1834, when they retired and bec ame
special partners in the house of Howland & Aspinwall. The subject of this
sketch was for many years a prominent director of that pioneer financial
i nstitution, the old Bank of New York, which has always been one of the
best m anaged and most honorable institutions in America. He was also
connected with insurance and many other associations of commercial
facilities, and also wit h many charitable and other useful institutions.
But the great enterprise whic h remains as a monument to his memory, and
could not have gone into operation at the time it was commenced without
his most efficient and valuable aid and exertions, is the Hudson River
railroad. No work of that day, of such magnit ude and expense, has been
carried through in the same space of time; and in t he great task of
obtaining the large subscriptions and loans necessary for th e purpose,
none were so influential and effective as Mr. Howland. Nor did he rest
satisfied with subscribing largely from his own means and interesting hi s
friends to do likewise, but continued an active director in the board,
sh aring in its labors until the work was accomplished, and this important
avenu e open to New York from the interior. Few of our merchants have been
favored with a longer or more honorable career than Mr. Howland, and he
left behind h im a fame as a good and useful citizen, of more value than
the wealth which h is family inherited from the result of his commercial
enterprise.
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Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004
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