Stuyvesant Fish
1851–1923 (age 72)
businessman
Biography
Stuyvesant Fish forged a career as a businessman of wide renown, guiding enterprises with a sense of stewardship and a concern for the common good. His leadership in transportation and commerce helped knit together industries and communities during a pivotal era of American growth.
He paired that commercial acumen with a generous civic spirit, supporting charitable causes and cultural endeavors, and he is now honored in Saint Philip's Church Cemetery as one who advanced both prosperity and public life.