Henry Maunsell Schieffelin
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Henry Maunsell Schieffelin (August 7, 1808 – July 27, 1890), was an American businessman, philanthropist and consul general in Liberia.[1][2] He was a founding member and President of the New York Colonization Society who financed a mission to explore the interior of Liberia.[3]
Sarah Minerva Kendall
Ernest Howard Crosby (son-in-law)
Henry Maunsell Schieffelin | |
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| Born | August 7, 1808 |
| Died | August 27, 1890 (aged 82) Alexandria, Egypt |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Louisa Wagstaff Sarah Minerva Kendall |
| Relatives | William Henry Schieffelin (nephew) Ernest Howard Crosby (son-in-law) |
Biography
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Henry Maunsell Schieffelin was the first son of Henry Hamilton Schieffelin and Maria Theresa (nee Bradhurst) Schieffelin. He married Sarah Louisa Wagstaff in 1835; the couple had no children.[1] After his first wife’s death, Schieffelin married Sarah Minerva Kendall from Augusta, ME, in 1859.[1] The couple had two daughters: Frances (nicknamed Fanny), and Mary (nicknamed Minnie).[1] The family lived in a luxuriously furnished five-story house in Manhattan on 665 Fifth Avenue between East 52nd and East 53rd Street and kept a country home in Greek Revival style, called Ashton, in Yonkers, NY.[1]
Schieffelin was a partner in Schieffelin & Co, managed by his nephew William Henry Schieffelin (son of his brother Samuel Bradhurst Schieffelin).
Committee work
- Consul General in Liberia[1]
- Founding member and Chairman of the New York Colonization Society[1]
- Recruiter of students for Liberia College[1]
Schieffelin donated to a school in Liberia that is still called Schieffelin School or Schieffelin Camp today.[1]
Death
Schieffelin died in Alexandria, Egypt, while visiting his daughter Frances Kendall Schieffelin and his son-in-law Ernest Howard Crosby, who was appointed a Judge on the Mixed Tribunals in Alexandria by President Harrison.[1]