Henry William Poor was born in Bangor, Maine in 1844, the son of Henry Varnum Poor. The family moved to New York City when he was five years old, and he spent his youth there. He attended Harvard College, graduating in 1865.[1] The firm that he and his father established in 1868, H. V. & H. W. Poor, was a predecessor to the business that eventually became Standard & Poor's.[2]
He married Constance Evelyn Brandon on February 4, 1880, and they had five children.[3]
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He became prominent as a stockbroker and investor, but had to liquidate his business in 1908 following some major losses.[4]
^Biography of Henry William Poor July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. In: Hall, Henry, ed.. America's Successful Men of Affairs: An Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous Biography, pp. 512-513. New York, USA: The New York Tribune, 1895-96.
^ abThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. pp. 33–34. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ ab"Henry W. Poor Fails; Loss Over a Million; Little Left of the Broker and Publisher's Once Large Fortune. Mergers Didn't Succeed; He Is Said to Have Lost Heavily In the Failure of His Sugar and Ice Investments.", The New York Times, December 27, 1908
^ abHenry W. Poor Dies; Railway Publisher; Head of Poor's Manual and Banker Expires Suddenly at His Home, at 71. Made and Lost a Fortune; His Wife Gave Her Big Estate to His Creditors in 1908 -- An Art and Book Collector., The New York Times, April 14, 1915
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henry, william, poor, june, 1844, april, 1915, american, banker, stockbroker, author, born, 1844, june, 1844bangor, mainediedapril, 1915, 1915, aged, york, yorkeducationharvard, collegeoccupation, banker, stockbroker, writerspouseconstance, evelyn, brandon, 18. Henry William Poor June 16 1844 April 13 1915 was an American banker stockbroker and author Henry William PoorBorn 1844 06 16 June 16 1844Bangor MaineDiedApril 13 1915 1915 04 13 aged 70 New York New YorkEducationHarvard CollegeOccupation s Banker stockbroker writerSpouseConstance Evelyn Brandon m 1880 wbr Children5Signature Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Death 2 References 3 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Henry William Poor was born in Bangor Maine in 1844 the son of Henry Varnum Poor The family moved to New York City when he was five years old and he spent his youth there He attended Harvard College graduating in 1865 1 The firm that he and his father established in 1868 H V amp H W Poor was a predecessor to the business that eventually became Standard amp Poor s 2 He married Constance Evelyn Brandon on February 4 1880 and they had five children 3 Career edit He became prominent as a stockbroker and investor but had to liquidate his business in 1908 following some major losses 4 He was also widely known as a book collector and a patron of the arts 4 5 Death edit He died in New York City on April 13 1915 3 5 References edit Biography of Henry William Poor Archived July 17 2011 at the Wayback Machine In Hall Henry ed America s Successful Men of Affairs An Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous Biography pp 512 513 New York USA The New York Tribune 1895 96 A History of Standard amp Poor s a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol XVI James T White amp Company 1918 pp 33 34 Retrieved December 8 2020 via Google Books a b Henry W Poor Fails Loss Over a Million Little Left of the Broker and Publisher s Once Large Fortune Mergers Didn t Succeed He Is Said to Have Lost Heavily In the Failure of His Sugar and Ice Investments The New York Times December 27 1908 a b Henry W Poor Dies Railway Publisher Head of Poor s Manual and Banker Expires Suddenly at His Home at 71 Made and Lost a Fortune His Wife Gave Her Big Estate to His Creditors in 1908 An Art and Book Collector The New York Times April 14 1915External links editGilding the Gilded Age Interior Decoration Tastes amp Trends in New York City A collaboration between The Frick Collection and The William Randolph Hearst Archive at LIU Post nbsp This article about an American businessperson born in the 1840s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry William Poor amp oldid 1218515736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
