Percy Rivington Pyne II
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Percy Rivington Pyne II | |
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_in_1921.png) Pyne in 1921 | |
| Born | May 5, 1857 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1929 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Spouse |
Maud Howland (m. 1889) |
| Children | 5, including Percy Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Percy Rivington Pyne I Albertina Shelton Taylor |
| Relatives | Moses Taylor Pyne (brother) Moses Taylor (grandfather) Percy Pyne 2nd (nephew) |
Percy Rivington Pyne II (May 5, 1857 – August 22, 1929) was a banker, financier, and philanthropist.[1]
Pyne was born on May 5, 1857 in New York City, the son of Percy Rivington Pyne I (1820-1895) and Albertina Shelton (née Taylor) Pyne (1833–1900). His maternal grandfather was Moses Taylor, founder of the First National City Bank of New York and a stockholder in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. His older brother, Moses Taylor Pyne, inherited much of the family fortune and was a major benefactor of Princeton University.[1]
Pyne received a B.A. degree from Princeton in 1878 and an M.A. degree in 1881.[1]
Career
He began his business career under the tutelage of his maternal grandfather, Moses Taylor, serving as a partner in the firm of Moses Taylor & Co. He would follow in his grandfather's footsteps, becoming director of the National City Bank as well as manager of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.[1][2]
From 1903 to 1922, Pyne also served as treasurer of the New York Zoological Society.[1]
Residences
In New York City, Pyne and his family lived at 680 Park Avenue at the corner of East 68th Street, now home to the Americas Society.[3] In 1899, he built the mansion Upton Pyne in Bernardsville, New Jersey, as a summer home.[4] It was named after Upton Pyne in Devon, England, his family's ancestral manor. It was the largest mansion in the area until it was torn down by his daughter in 1982.[5]