Percy Pyne

Percy Rivington Pyne (March 8, 1820-February 14, 1895) was a President of City National Bank.

He was born in England to Anna and Thomas Rivington Pyne and attended Christ's Hospital. He moved to the U.S. in 1835 and joined Moses Taylor & Co., becoming a partner in 1842. In 1855 he married Taylor's daughter Albertina. Their children included sons Percy R. Pyne and Moses Taylor Pyne who was a major philanthropist at Princeton University, and a daughter Albertina Taylor Pyne Russel.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He was a director of various companies including the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the New Jersey Zinc Company.

He died in Rome.

References

^ Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River", page 1412,
^ http://www.smokershistory.com/Central.htm
^ The Obituary Record, New York Times, February 16, 1895

Business positions
Preceded by Moses Taylor	President of National City Bank 1882-1891	Succeeded by James Stillman

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Name	Pyne, Percy
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Date of birth	1820
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Date of death	1895
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