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William Frederick Havemeyer (February 12, 1804 – November 30, 1874) was an American businessman and politician who served three times as mayor of New York City during the 19th century.
William Frederick Havemeyer ( New York, 12 febbraio 1804 – 30 novembre 1874) è stato un politico statunitense, 66°, 69°, e 80° sindaco di New York .
The Havemeyer family is a prominent New York family of German origin that owned significant sugar refining interests in the United States. [1] History. William Havemeyer (1770-1851) left Germany at age 15 and arrived in New York City after learning the trade of sugar refining in London.
Under William Frederick Havemeyer and his cousin Frederick Christian Havemeyer they established the firm W.F. & F.C. Havemeyer sugar refiners. William Frederick would leave the sugar industry to become the Democratic mayor of New York City in 1845, while Frederick Christian's sons, Theodore Havemeyer and Henry Osborne Havemeyer would take of ...
William Frederick Havemeyer was the son of William F. Havemeyer (1802-1874) and his wife Sarah Agnes Craig. The elder Havemeyer was a successful sugar refiner, banker, and mayor of New York (1845-1846 and 1849-1850).
29 apr 2019 · William F. Havemeyer retired from the sugar business a very wealthy man in 1842. With his returns from profits on slave produced commodities he became one of the principal investors in the Long Island Railroad.
William Frederick Havemeyer. Owner of the Havemeyer Sugar Refinery and later Mayor of New York City.
