Benjamin Kissam
Encyclopedia
Benjamin P. Kissam was a financier
and banker in New York
, who was a partner in the Kissam and Whitney company.
on April 1, 1818 to Samuel and Margaret Kissam. He had two brothers and two sisters, one of whom was Maria Louise Vanderbilt.
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
and banker in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, who was a partner in the Kissam and Whitney company.
Life
Benjamin was born in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
on April 1, 1818 to Samuel and Margaret Kissam. He had two brothers and two sisters, one of whom was Maria Louise Vanderbilt.