Russell H. Nevins

Russell Hubbard Nevins (January 10, 1785-November 23, 1854) was an American banker and the president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1830 to 1831. He was a founding partner, with his brother-in-law Elihu Townsend, of the Wall Street brokerage firm Nevins, Townsend & Co.

Nevins also invested in real estate, developing the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn with Charles Hoyt[1]. There is a street named for Russell H. Nevins that crosses the neighborhood, and the 2,3,4 and 5 lines of the New York City subway system call at Nevins Street station.

He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn[2].

References

  1. ^ "Boerum Hill". The South Brooklyn Network. http://www.southbrooklyn.net/b_hill.html. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
  2. ^ "Burial Search". Green-Wood Cemetery. http://www.green-wood.com/index.php/GWC/39/143/detail/R. Retrieved 2010-05-06.