Isaac Wright
American Quaker investor (1760–1832)
Isaac Wright (1760–1832) was an American Quaker investor who established the first scheduled trans-Atlantic shipping service between New York and England, and was a president of City National Bank from 1827 to 1832.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Isaac Wright (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1760.1
About
Wright was born in East Norwich, Long Island on March 2, 1760, to John Wright, a blacksmith, and Phoebe Seaman (7 March 1733/34 – April 18, 1828), the daughter of Thomas Seaman. (An article in Harper's incorrectly identified him as English.)
In 1817 Isaac and his son William founded the Black Ball Line along with merchants Francis Thompson (who married Isaac's daughter Mary) and Benjamin Marshall. The line, which had ships sailing once a month between New York City and Liverpool, was the first regularly scheduled shipping route in the United States.
Up until that time ships sailed when they pleased. The advent of the regular schedule contributed heavily to New York becoming the dominant port in the United States.
At the time, he lived at 8th Street and Third, and walked back and forth to the South Street Seaport.
From Wikipedia’s article on Isaac Wright, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Career
Occupation: businessperson.4
- 1827 to 1832Chair, National City Bank of New York3
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- 1WikidataIsaac Wright on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIsaac Wright on Wikipedia
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