Harvey Fisk
American investment banker (1831–1890)
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Harvey Fisk (April 26, 1831 – November 8, 1890) was an American investment banker who founded Fisk & Hatch along with Alfrederick Smith Hatch.[1]
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| Born | April 26, 1831 New Haven, Addison County, Vermont |
| Died | November 8, 1890 (aged 59) Wilburtha, Mercer County, New Jersey |
| Resting place | First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
| Children | Harvey Edward Fisk |
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Life
Fisk was born in Vermont to Joel Fisk (1796–1856) and Clarinda Chapman Fisk (1803–1878). Fisk began his career as a clerk in a dried goods store located in Trenton, New Jersey.[2] He married Louisa Green in 1853 and had seven children. His oldest child was Harvey Edward Fisk.
In March 1862, Fisk began a finance and insurance company called, Fisk & Hatch with Alfrederick Smith Hatch. The company initially focused almost exclusively in government bonds. Both men were short on capital at the time and relied on $15,000 worth of loans from family and friends. Fisk and Hatch found success as sub-agents for Jay Cooke & Company, popularizing and selling millions of dollars in government war securities in New York and New England. The two quickly became the front rank of bond dealers.[1] Fisk's son, Harvey Edward Fisk, joined the company in 1877.
In March 1885 the partnership of Fisk & Hatch was dissolved. On March 26, 1885, the firm reorganized under the name of Harvey Fisk & Sons in connection with his three oldest sons. The company sold over $50 million in bonds to the United States government during the Grover Cleveland's administration and the same amount during the first two years of Benjamin Harrison's administration.[3]
Death
Fisk died on November 8, 1890, at the age of 59.[4]
In 1918, the Fisk estate, "Riverside" in Ewing Township, New Jersey, was purchased, through a gift of James Cox Brady, by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Bishop Thomas J. Walsh donated the property to the Religious Teachers Filippini for a motherhouse and novitiate. A girls' school, Villa Victoria Academy is located on the premises.[5]