Robert Henry McCurdy

Biography

Robert Henry McCurdy, born in 1800, became a prominent businessman whose partnerships and investments helped anchor New York’s financial stability through the mid-1800s. He conducted his affairs with a combination of prudence and ambition, which earned him widespread trust.

McCurdy also supported educational and charitable organizations, believing that business leaders held a special responsibility to the common good, a conviction reflected in his dedication to philanthropy and commemorated at Green-Wood Cemetery.