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June 25, 1755

April 11, 1829

Dumfries, Scotland

Liverpool, England
New York, NY
Petersburg, VA

Esther Rogers Gracie (1784)

   Archibald Gracie was the son of a Scottish weaver. When he turned twenty-one in 1776, he moved to Liverpool, England to clerk for a shipping firm. In 1784, he invested in a merchant ship and sailed to New York City. There he invest in a mercantile company and later bought into the tobacco business in Petersburg, Virginia.
   In 1793, Gracie returned to New York and became a commissioner merchant and ship owner of his own business; Archibald Gracie and sons, East India Merchants He became very close business partner with Alexander Hamilton and friends with John Jay. (the second governor of New York and President of Continental Congress.)
  Gracie was a member of the Tontine Association, supervising stocks and expanded his business in insurance ...and banking. He became Vice President of the New York Insurance Co., director of United States bank and Bank of America. He was also involved as an incoporator for the Eagle Fire Insurance Company.
   In 1800, Gracie became the Vice-President of the New York Chamber of Commerce until 1825. During his years as Vice President, he also became the 18th President of Saint Andrew's Society from 1818-1823.
   He constructed his summer mansion home in 1798. Popularly known as the Gracie Mansion, it served as a public hub and Archibald Gracie often entertained many guests there. Some of his notable guests include; John Quincy Adams and King Louie Phillippe. He later sold the mansion after becoming bankrupt after the War of 1812. The mansion now serves as the home of the Mayor of New York City today.

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Business; Insurance; Trade

Scoville, Joseph Alfred. The Old Merchants of New York City. New York: Carleton, 1863. N. pag. Web.

Morrison Jr., George Austin, History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756-1906. New York: 1906.

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/america/newyork/bio17.htm

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