Henry G. Stebbins
American politician (1811-1881)
Col. Henry George Stebbins (September 15, 1811 – December 9, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York, serving one term during the latter half of the American Civil War.
Early life
Stebbins was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, to Mary Largin (1783–1874) and John Stebbins (1783–1834), a president of the North River Bank. The sculptor Emma Stebbins was his sister. Another sister, Mary Stebbins Garland, documented her sister's life posthumously in a biography and a scrapbook, entitled Notes on the Art Life of Emma Stebbins (1888). In the scrapbook, Garland arranged images of Stebbins' works created between 1857 and 1870.
Career
In 1833, Stebbins became a member of the New York Stock Exchange representing the firm S. Jaudan & Co. He was the President of the Exchange for three periods: 1851–52, 1858–59 and 1863–64. In 1859, he founded the brokerage firm Henry G. Stebbins & Son. In September 1847, he was elected colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, a commission he didn't accept until May 15, 1848.
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