James Montaudevert Waterbury Sr. | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | September 5, 1851
Died | July 11, 1931 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 79)
Education | Columbia University |
Spouse |
Catherine Anthony Furman
(after 1874) |
Children | 8, including James Jr., Lawrence II |
Parent(s) | Lawrence Waterbury Caroline Antoinette Cleveland |
James Montaudevert Waterbury Sr. (September 5, 1851 – July 11, 1931) was an American businessman and industrialist. He was president of the New York Steel and Wire Company and the American Type Bar and Machine Company.[1]
He was born on September 5, 1851, in New York City. He was the only son born to Caroline Antoinette (née Cleveland) Waterbury (b. 1822)[2] and Lawrence Waterbury I (1812–1879),[3] who married in 1842.[2][4]
His maternal grandparents were Palmer Cleveland and Catherine (née Livingston) Cleveland.[5] His grandmother was the daughter of Henry Gilbert Livingston and he was a descendant of John Waterbury, who immigrated to the colonies in 1631 from England.[5]
He was an 1873 graduate of Columbia College.
After graduating from Columbia, he began work at the Waterbury Rope Company in 1874,[1] which was founded by his father in 1845 as "Waterbury & Marshall, Ropes and Cordage."[4] Shortly thereafter became a partner in the Rope Company and upon his father's death in 1879, he inherited the company.[4] After the death of his father's brother, James M. Waterbury, his father inherited controlling interests in the Thirty-fourth Street and the Houston-Street Ferry Companies and thereafter served as president of both, which James himself inherited as well.[4]
He later served as president of the New York Steel and Wire Company and the American Type Bar and Machine Company.[1]
In 1874, Waterbury was married to Catherine Anthony Furman, the daughter of John M. Furman and sister of John C. Furman.[5] Together, they were the parents of:[3]
Waterbury served as president of the Country Club of Westchester for 10 years. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club, a life member of the Knickerbocker Club and the New York Yacht Clubs.[3]
He died on July 11, 1931, of apoplexy at his apartment at the Knickerbocker Club in New York City.[10]