Henry George Stebbins Noble

Henry George Stebbins Noble (March 9, 1859 – February 6, 1946) was president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1914 to 1919.

Early life Henry George Stebbins Noble was born in New York City, New York on March 9, 1859, and named after his maternal grandfather. He was a son of Timothy Fitzgerald Noble (b. 1827) and Fanny Juliet Stebbins (1834–1907).

His maternal grandfather was Henry George Stebbins, a U.S. Representative from New York who also served as president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1851 to 1852, 1858–1859 and 1863–1864. His cousin, Rowland Stebbins, was a stockbroker and stage producer who won a Pulitzer Prize for The Green Pastures.

Noble graduated from City College in 1880, Clemencia was a daughter of Jose Manuel Mestre and Paulina (née Alfonza) Mestre. Together, they were listed on the Social Register and were the parents of:

Floyd Clark Noble (1884–1980), who married Dorothy Thayer (1889–1946), a daughter of Harry Bates Thayer, president and chairman of AT&T. After her death, he married his wife's younger sister, Ruth Thayer, a widow of Webb William Weeks. Gwendolyn Noble (1889–1986), who married John Burke Shethar, a son of Edwin Hall Shethar.

He died on February 6, 1946, at 521 Park Avenue, his home in Manhattan.