Edwards Ogden Schuyler

On March 4, 1901, he co-founded the brokerage and banking house of Schuyler, Chadwick & Stout with John R. Chadwick, G. Lee Stout, Jr., and Charles W. Trippe.^[11][12][13] They had offices at 45 Broadway in New York City.^[11] The firm dealt with bonds, investment securities, and stocks for commissions.^[13] On May 1, 1902, the firm's name changed to E. O Schuyler & Co. with the same partners.^[14] After less than two years of operation, the firm had "built up an excellent business, and has been unusually successful," according to the New-York Tribune.^[15]

"One February 26, 1903, Schuyler was elected to the New York Stock Exchange, taking the seat of Stout who had retired.^[12][15]

On March 2, 1903, E.O. Schuyler & Co. dissolved, becoming Trippe, Schuler & Co. with partners Trippe, Chadwick, and Robert L. Paret.^[16] Their offices were in the Mills Building on 35 Wall Street in New York City.^[16] Schuyler remained the senior partner with this firm until his death in 1905.^[1]

When Schuyler died, his seat on the stock exchange sold for $82,000 (equivalent to $2,900,000 in today's money), matching the record price for Stock Exchange membership.^[17]

Schuyler married Georgia A. De Fontaine on October 12, 1887.^[2] The couple had five daughters, with two living to adulthood—Katherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler and Sarah Edwards Schuyler.^[2] They lived in Bayonne, New Jersey and vacationed at Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey^[18]

He was a member of the St. Anthony Club of New York and served on the vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church in Bayonne, New Jersey.^[19][1] He also played whist, serving on the board of the New Jersey Whist Association and winning the New Jersey State Trophy in 1898.^[20]

Schuyler was an active athlete who was a member of the Augonauta Rowing Association in Bergen Point, the Bergen Point Lawn Tennis Club, the New Jersey Athletic Club, and the Richmond County Country Club.^{[21][22][23][24]} He was elected to membership of the University Athletic Club, an offshoot of the University Cub of New York.^[25] He also hunted quail.^[26] In 1886 and 1887, he rowed a four-oared shell in the annual Argonauta regatta, serving on the winning team in 1887.^[23][27] Also in 1887, he participated in the eight-oared shell race at the Staten Island Boat Club Regatta.^[28] In 1888 and 1889, he won the men's singles in the Bergen Point Lawn Tennis Club's annual tournament, receiving the club's silver challenge cup.^[29] In August 1896, Schuyler and two companions caught a record number of 111 weakfish at Waretown, New Jersey.^[30]

According to The New York Times, he was a scratch golf player.^[31] In 1900, he won the Branch Trophy for all-Staten Island championship golf tournament and the competition cup at the Richmond County Country Club.^[21][32] He also won the Labor Day medal at the Edgewater Golf Club at Bergen Point in 1900.^[33] After that tournament, he also won an afternoon mixed foursome competition with his wife as a partner.^[33] Schuyler was also the captain of the Richmond County Country Club golf team which competed again the Princeton and other local clubs several times a year.^[34]

In December 1904, the family traveled to Pinehurst, North Carolina for his wife Georgia's health. However, in January 1905, he became ill with an intestinal illness.^[1] Although he appeared to make a brief recovery, Schuyler died at the age of 38.^[1] He was buried in his family's plot in Belleville, New Jersey.^[1]