
Harvey Edward Fisk
American banker and financial writer
Harvey Edward Fisk (March 26, 1856 – October 8, 1944) was an American banker and financial writer. At the time of his death he was the only surviving son of Harvey Fisk, who founded the banking house of Fisk & Hatch in 1862 and helped the Union finance the Civil War.2
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Born Mar 26, 1856, died Oct 8, 1944.1
About
He was associated with his brother Pliny Fisk, who was an outstanding investment banker before the first World War, in the management of their father's firm.
From Wikipedia’s article on Harvey Edward Fisk, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Fisk & RobinsonFounder9
- Harvey Fisk & SonsFounder10
Career
Occupation: author, bank officer, stockbroker, banker.5
- Date not recordedFounded Harvey Fisk & Sons3
- Date not recordedFounded Fisk & Robinson4
Personal life
Harvey Edward Fisk married Mary Lee Scudder in 1879. Mrs. Fisk for many years engaged in social service work with the Riverside Association. During World War I she devoted her time to aiding the United States Navy, and later provided clothing for wounded men returning from France. She was former chairman of the executive committee of the Sorosis Club, a life member of the New Jersey Society of the Colonial Dames of America and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. At the time of her death, Mrs. Fisk was living in her apartment at the Madison Square Hotel, 37 Madison Avenue.
In addition to his brother Pliny, Harvey E. Fisk's other brothers were Charles J. Fisk, banker and former Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey; Wilbur C. Fisk, former president of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company; and Alexander G. Fisk, also a banker. Harvey Edward Fisk married Mary Lee Scudder of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1879. They remained married until her death in 1941. Fisk had two sons: Harvey E. Fisk Jr., of Fairfield, Connecticut, and Kenneth Fisk of Roseland, New Jersey, and three sisters, Miss Mary Louis Fisk, Mrs. Samuel Wood Thurber of Princeton, and Mrs. John Warren DuBois Gould of 102 East Twenty-second Street, New York City. Harvey Edward Fisk died at the age of 88 on October 8, 1944.
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- 1WikidataHarvey Edward Fisk on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHarvey Edward Fisk on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataFisk & Robinson, Founder
- 10WikidataHarvey Fisk & Sons, Founder
- 11Wikimedia CommonsHarvey Edward Fisk photo by New York Times, Public domain