William B. Draper
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William Bemis Draper (1804 - April 17, 1885) was an importer and president of the Flushing National Bank (today, National Bank of New York City) in Flushing, New York.
Biography
[edit]He was one of seventeen children of Simeon Draper. His brother, Simeon, was Collector of the Port of New York (1864 - 1865). The last of the seventeen siblings to survive, Draper was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts.[1]
For many years he was a member of the firm Draper, Cumble & Company. As a young man he established a branch of the silk importing firm in Paris, France. He retired from business in 1865. Draper was a fervent Republican Party (United States) member.
He died in 1885 at the age of 81. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert S. Browne, of Flushing. His funeral took place at St. George's Church in Flushing, and he was buried in Brookfield.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Temple, Josiah Howard Temple and Adams, Charles (1887). History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts: Preceded by an Account of Old Quabaug, Indian and English Occupation, 1647-1676; Brookfield Records, 1686-1783. Brookfield, Massachusetts. p. 578.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Obituary, New York Times, April 18, 1885, pg. 2.
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