Heber R. Bishop

LC name authority rec. n 86842749

Bishop, Heber Reginald: retired merchant, bank officer

first business training at Boston. In Dec., 1859, settled at Remedios, Cuba; established house of Bishop & Co., March 4, 1861; retired at age of 36 (1876) to Irvington-on-Hudson, where he had summer residence. Since 1880 financially interested in railroad, gas, iron and other properties; dir. New York Elevated Ry. Co., Manhattan Elevated Ry. Co., St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha R.R. Co., Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. Co., Duluth & Iron Range R.R. Co., Minn. Iron Co., Chandler Iron Co., Metropolitan Trust Co., and other corporations; also interested in management of hosps., Am. Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc. Home: New York, N.Y. Death: Died 1902.

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