Seneca Alger

Seneca Alger

Seneca Alger (born 1816, New York State; died September 15, 1862, Jersey City, New Jersey) was a partner of the wholesale grocery firm Alger & Brother (located at 85 Day Street, NYC).

According to "The Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of the City of New York": "He commenced life poor, and enjoys a good reputation for industry and integrity. He is a good citizen and a deservedly esteemed merchant, of cheerful, kind and jocular manners, and beloved amongst his social acquaintances."

He was worth USD $100,000 as of 1855.

References

* Moses Yale Beach, "The Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of the City of New York". New York: The Sun office, 1855.

External links

* [http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=QlEra5anYEsC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA4 Google Print: The Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of the City of New York]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Alger — is an alternate name for Algiers, the capital of Algeria. In fact, it is the French name for the Algerian capital city. Alger may also refer to:;Places in the United States: * Alger, Michigan, in Arenac County * Alger County, Michigan, in the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan — This is a list of cities, villages, townships, some unincorporated communities, and some census designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Michigan, arranged in alphabetical order. Michigan has 276 cities, 257 villages, 1,240 townships, and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of county subdivisions in Michigan — The 83 counties of the U.S. state of Michigan are divided into the 1,529 county subdivisions listed below. Of these, 1242 are townships and 283 are incorporated places such as cities or villages. These distinctions are based on United States… …   Wikipedia

  • List of townships in Michigan — This is an alphabetical list of townships in the U.S. state of Michigan. There are 1242 civil townships in Michigan s 83 counties. This list includes both general law townships as well as charter townships. Most of these townships (at least in… …   Wikipedia

  • Anexo:Municipios de Míchigan — Esta lista comprende a todos los 1.240 municipios del estado estadounidense de Míchigan del Censo de 2010 ordenados en orden alfabético. El estado cuenta con 1,240 municipios en cada uno de sus 83 condados. La mayoría de los municipios (al menos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • William McKinley — This article is about the 25th President of the United States. For other people with the same name, see William McKinley (disambiguation). William McKinley 25th President of the United States In office …   Wikipedia

  • List of counties in Michigan — …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Countys in Michigan — Keweenaw Houghton Ontonagon Gogebic Iron Baraga …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Penguin Classics — is a series of books published by British publisher Penguin Books. Books in this series are seen by literary critics as important members of the Western canon, though many titles are translated or of non western origin. The first Penguin Classic… …   Wikipedia

  • Northwest Ohio — What is considered to be Northwest Ohio, with the dark blue colored counties always included, the middle shade of blue counties being included some of the time, and the lightest colored blue counties being included the least. The lighter the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”