Brayton Ives

Brayton Ives (August 23, 1840 – October 22, 1914) was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1893 to 1896 and was president of the New York Stock Exchange and the Western National Bank of New York.

Early life Ives was born on August 23, 1840, in Farmington, Connecticut. He was a son of William A. Ives and Julia (née Root).

He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1861.

Career He served in the American Civil War as assistant adjutant general on the staff of Brigadier General Orris S. Ferry and became the Colonel of the 1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment. He was brevetted brigadier general for gallantry at the battles of Ream's Station, Deep Bottom, Five Forks, and Sailor's Creek.

In 1912, he resigned as president of the Metropolitan Trust Company due to his poor health.

Personal life Ives was married to Eleanor Anderson Bissell (1840–1927), a sister of Rensselaer H. Bissell. on February 6, 1867. Together, they had four children:

Sherwood Bissell Ives (1870–1907), who died of an accidental gunshot wound in New Mexico. Winifred Ives (1870–1918), an art collector who died unmarried. Eunice Ives (1872–1942), who married Walter Effingham Maynard (1871–1925). Frances Ives. Ives was a survivor of the sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Republic in January 1909.

He died in Ossining, New York, on October 22, 1914.