Edward Townsend Stotesbury

Edward Townsend "Ned" Stotesbury (February 26, 1849 – May 16, 1938) was a prominent investment banker, a partner in Philadelphia's Drexel & Co. and its New York affiliate J. P. Morgan & Co. for over fifty-five years. He was involved in the financing of many railroads. Stotesbury, West Virginia, a coal mining town in Raleigh County, is named for him, as well as his equestrian estate, the Stotesbury Club House. Several of the palatial estates he built with his second wife have been demolished in the years since his death.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1849, Died May 16, 1938

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-20046 10-in. 6/14/1917 Ceremonies at Independence Hall [promoting the sale of Liberty Bonds] Victor Orchestra Orchestra; bell sounds; speeches speaker  
Victor BVE-55984 10-in. 10/17/1929 Toast to Benjamin Franklin at the Poor Richard Club Edward Townsend Stotesbury Lecture speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stotesbury, Edward Townsend," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116511.

Stotesbury, Edward Townsend. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116511.

"Stotesbury, Edward Townsend." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116511

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