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Percy Rivington Pyne I

1820 – 1895

American businessman

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About Percy Rivington Pyne I

Lived 1820 – 1895 (aged 74). Percy Rivington Pyne I was a British and American banker.

Percy Rivington Pyne I (March 8, 1820 – February 14, 1895) was a migrant from England to the United States. He was president of City National Bank, a director of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and a director of the New Jersey Zinc Company.

Early life Percy Rivington Payne was born in England on March 8, 1820, to Anna Rivington and Thomas Pyne. Percy Rivington Pyne II (1857–1929), who married Maud Howland, daughter of New York merchant Gardiner Greene Howland. Albertina Taylor Pyne (1859–1918), who married Archibald D. Russell.

Pyne died in Rome, Italy on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1895.

Descendants Through his son Percy, he was a grandfather of Grafton Howland Pyne (1890–1935); Herbert Rivington Pyne (1892–1952), who married Florence Ledyard Blair (daughter of banker C. Ledyard Blair); Mary Percy Pyne (b. 1893), who married Oliver Dwight Filley (a grandson of Oliver Filley and cousin of Dwight F. Davis); Percy Rivington Pyne Jr. (1896–1941), a flier with the 103rd Aero Squadron during World War I; and Meredith Howland Pyne (b. 1898).

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Christ's Hospital
Also known as
Percy R. Pyne, Percy Pyne, Percy Rivington Pyne

Family & relationships

Child
Moses Taylor Pyne
Child
Percy Rivington Pyne II

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Percy Rivington Pyne I?

American businessman (1820-1895)

When was Percy Rivington Pyne I born?

Percy Rivington Pyne I was born on 8 March 1820 in England.

When did Percy Rivington Pyne I die?

Percy Rivington Pyne I died on 14 February 1895 in Rome.

What was Percy Rivington Pyne I's occupation?

Percy Rivington Pyne I was a banker.

What nationality was Percy Rivington Pyne I?

Percy Rivington Pyne I was British and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Percy Rivington Pyne I

· Wikidata: Q7167530

· DBpedia: Percy Rivington Pyne I

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