William Bayard Cutting

William Bayard Cutting
Born (1850-01-12)January 12, 1850
New York City, U.S.[1]
Died March 1, 1912(1912-03-01) (aged 62)
Nationality American
Alma mater Columbia College, 1869, 1871[1]
Occupation attorney, financier, real estate developer, sugar beet refiner
Spouse(s) Olivia Peyton Murray (m. 1877)
Children William Bayard Cutting
Justine Bayard Cutting
Bronson M. Cutting
Olivia M. Cutting
Parent(s) Fulton Cutting and Elise Justine Bayard
Relatives (brother) Robert Fulton Cutting
(grandfathers) Robert Cutting and Robert Bayard

William Bayard Cutting (January 12, 1850 – March 1, 1912),[1] a member of New York's merchant aristocracy, was an attorney, financier, real estate developer, sugar beet refiner and philanthropist. Cutting and his brother Fulton started the sugar beet industry in the United States in 1888. He was a builder of railroads, operated the ferries of New York City, and developed part of the south Brooklyn waterfront, Red Hook.

Biography

He was born to Fulton Cutting (1816–1875) and Elise Justine Bayard (1823–1852) and was the brother of financier Robert Fulton Cutting (1852-1934). His grandfather, Robert Cutting, was Robert Fulton's partner[2] in the ferry from Brooklyn to New York.

He was trained at Columbia College, as a lawyer, in which capacity he assisted his grandfather, Robert Bayard, in the management of his railroad company. In addition, W. Bayard Cutting continued to operate the ferry system of New York City and the city of Brooklyn.

He was an outdoorsman and a gardener of great ability.

His Long Island estate along the west bank of the Connetquot River, purchased from George L. Lorillard in 1884, and the country house called "Westbrook" which he built there, are now the Bayard Cutting Arboretum.[3][4]

Cutting was a member of the famous Jekyll Island Club (aka The Millionaires Club) on Jekyll Island, Georgia. He was also a founding member of the good government organization, the City Club of New York.[1]

Cutting died of acute indigestion while on a train coming back from El Paso, Texas.[1]

Personal life

On April 26, 1877, he married Olivia Peyton Murray (1855–1949), the daughter of Bronson Murray of Murray Hill, New York. They had four children:

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "W.B. CUTTING DIES ON TRAIN". The New York Times. 2 Mar 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. Cutting and Fulton were brothers-in-law who had married Livingston sisters.
  3. Wealthy New York Businessmen Tid-bits, The History Box
  4. “Centre Island Revisited”, A History of the Gardens of the Ambassador's Residence, British Embassy, Washington, May 2, 2014.
  5. The Peerage.com
  6. Cutting, Bronson Murray, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  7. Lowitt, Richard. Bronson M. Cutting: Progressive Politician (University of New Mexico Press, 1992).
  8. "MISS CUTTING ONE OF BRIDES OF A DAY: DAUGHTER OF MRS. BAYARD CUTTING MARRIES HENRY JAMES OF ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE". New York Times. 12 June 1917. p. 13.

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