Abraham B. Baylis

Abraham Burtis Baylis Sr. (November 5, 1811 – July 15, 1882) was an American businessperson who served as president of the New York Stock Exchange during the U.S. Civil War.

Early life Baylis was born in Queens on November 5, 1811, and spent his entire life on Long Island. He was a son of Mary (née Burtis) Baylis (1778–1861) and Thomas Balyis (1769–1821) of Springfield. He also served as the first president of the Stock Exchange Building Company (which owned the block in which the Exchange formerly held its sessions) and during the Civil War, he served as president of the Exchange. He was a trustee of the Union Ferry Company, the Brooklyn City Railway, the Brooklyn Trust Company, the Mechanics Bank, the Brooklyn Savings Bank and the Mechanics Insurance Company. According to his obituary in The New York Times:

"The influence of Abram B. Baylis in the Stock Exchange was as great as that ever exercised by any other one member. Many of the measures which have brought prosperity and strength to that institution were the result of his thought and labors." of Bedford, New York where Baylis had a summer home. Abraham and Deborah were the parents of two sons and two daughters, including: who married Samuel D. Craig. Abraham Burtis Baylis Jr. (1845–1896), who largely became his successor. a daughter of Charles R. Marvin of Brooklyn. William Baylis (1847–1919), who married Adelaide Eliza Brooks.

Baylis, a member of the Second Presbyterian Church for many years, died at his residence, 76 Remsen Street in Brooklyn, on July 15, 1882. After his death, he was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.