Heber Reginald Bishop (1840 - 1902)

Born 2 Mar 1840 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cunningham) Bishop — married 20 Oct 1862 (to 10 Dec 1902) in Irvington, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1902 at age 62 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Heber Bishop is Notable.

• Noted businessman and philanthropist of the late 18th, early 19th centuries
• Moved to Cuba at age 19 years and within 2 years founded the Bishop & Co. sugar refinery business
• Sugar business was sold in 1873 with return to the United States
• Invested in a number of banking firms, iron and steel companies, railroads, and western mining companies
• Member of Chamber of Commerce of New York, a director of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, the Chandler Iron Company, the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York, the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Company, the New York Elevated Railroad, and the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company
• Donated a large collection of Alaskan antiquities to the American Museum of Natural History in 1879
• Significant philanthropic contributions to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1902 listed in an enormous catalog of two volumes
• Heber Bishop, William Thompson Walters and the American Art Association, donated a collection of rare and historical swords to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Birth and Parents

Heber Bishop was born in Massachusetts.

Heber Reginald Bishop, the fourth son and eighth of nine children of Nathaniel Holmes Bishop and Mary Smith Farrar was born on 2 March 1840 at Medford, Massachusetts, and christened on 3 May 1840 at Medford.^[2]

In 1850, Heber was 10 years of age and living at Medford with his mother, Mary (44 years of age) and siblings Mary (20 years), Eliza (17 years), Nathaniel (13 years), Harriet (11 years) and Josephine (9 years), and three other person Hubbard Chamberlain (20 years, New Hampshire), Catherine Beady (23 years, Ireland) and John Mahoney (30 years, Ireland). It is not known by this census if Mary Bishop was widowed.^[3]

Entrepreneur

When he was 19, Heber moved to Cuba and began work in the sugar business. Within a few years he started Bishop & Company, a sugar refinery. He sold Bishop & Company in 1873 and returned to the United States, where he invested in a number of banking firms, iron and steel companies, railroads, and mining companies. He also made substantive contributions to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Heber married Mary Cunningham, the second daughter of James and Elizabeth (Griffiths) Cunningham of Irvington, New York on 20 October 1862 at Irvington, Westchester, New York. They had twelve children, eight of whom lived to adulthood born at Irvington-on-Hudson, New York (based on passport applications for Heber Bishop:

1. Mary Cunningham Bishop (b. 1863; d. 1949),
2. Frankie Bishop (b. 1864; d. bef 1900),
3. Elizabeth Templeton Bishop (b. 1865; d. 1934), m. 29 Apr 1885 at Manhattan, NY, James Low Harriman (1858-1928)^[5]
4. Harriet Arnold Bishop (b. 1866; d. 27 Oct 1931, Manhattan, NY),^[6]m.24 Nov 1885 at Manhattan, NY, James Franklin Doughty Lanier (1857-)^[7]
5. Heber Reginald Bishop II (b. 1868; d. 1933), m. 1903 Mabel Woolverton Sard (1871-1923)
6. Ardie Bishop (b. 1869; d. bef. 1900),
7. James Cunningham Bishop (b. 1870; d. 1932, Philadelphia, PA), m. 14 Dec 1891 at Chicago, IL, Abigail Adams Hancock (1872-1949)
8. Francis Cunningham Bishop (b. 1872; d. 1927), m. 21 Feb 1906, Bronx, NY, Sophia Gertrude Pell (1884-1953)
9. Mary Bishop (b. 1874; d. bef. 1900),
10. Edith Rose Bishop (b. 1874; d. 8 Jan 1959, Charleston, SC),^[8] m. 1) 19 Aug 1896 at Newport, RI, Moses Taylor (1871-1928);^[9]m. 2) G. J. Guthrie Nicholson
11. Harrie Bishop (b. 1877; d. bef. 1900),
12. Ogden Mills Bishop (b. 1878; d. 1955).

Census Records for 1870, 1880 and 1900

In 1870, Heber (30 years, occupation Merchant) and Mary (27 years), their children Mary (6 years), Elizabeth (5 years), Harriet (4 years), Heber (2 years) and James (3 months) and three domestic servants were residing at Greenburgh, Westchester, New York.^[10]

In 1880, Heber (40 years, retired sugar merchant) and wife Mary (38 years) were living at Irvington, Westchester, New York with their children Frances (16 years), Hattie (14 years), Ardie (11 years), James (10 years), Reggie (8 years), Mary (6 years), Harry (3 years), Ogden (1 year) and ten household servants.^[11]

In 1900, Heber (60 years, b. Mar 1840) and wife Mary (58 years, b. Jan 1842) had been married for 58 years with eight children who had grown to adulthood. They were living at Manhattan, New York during this census with children Mary (35 years), Francis C. (27 years, occupation Banker), Ogden M. (21 years, student) and thirteen servants. ^[12]

Death and Burial

Heber Reginald Bishop died on 10 December 1902 in his 62nd year at his Manhattan residence.^[13] He is entombed in Bishop family mausoleum in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York.^[14] His will dated 5 April 1899 was entered into probate on 20 December 1902 at New York, New York.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_R._Bishop
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2H-GZC : 5 January 2021), Heber Bishop, 1840.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS9-7QC : 22 December 2020), Heber Bishop in household of Mary L Bishop, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 22. New York: James T. White & Co., 1932. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 22) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1)Name: Heber Reginald Bishop' Birth Year: 1840' Death Year" 1902.
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CJ-6Q9B : 22 July 2021), Mary Cunningham in entry for James Law Harriman and Elizabeth T Bishop, 29 Apr 1885; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,671,682.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WV1-88L : 3 June 2020), Mary Cunningham in entry for Harriett Bishop Lanier, 1931.
7. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CJ-XLCQ : 22 July 2021), Mary Cunningham in entry for James F D Lanier and Harriet A Bishop, 24 Nov 1885; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,671,682.
8. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SV-11P9 : 23 July 2017), Mary Cunningham in entry for Edith Bishop Nicholson, 08 Jan 1959; citing North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,973,361.
9. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KS-D5R : accessed 6 September 2021), Mary Cunningham in entry for Moses Taylor, 19 Aug 1896; citing Marriage, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 2,188,896.
10. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York; Roll: M593_1114; Page: 356A. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/27886824:7163?ssrc=pt&tid=26459744&pid=1846544932
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXS-8RM : 19 February 2021), Mary Bishop in household of Heber R Bishop, New York, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 575, sheet 282C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,894.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSKK-V3K : accessed 6 September 2021), Mary C Bishop in household of Ebez R Bishop, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 14 New York City Ward 29, New York County, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 784, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,116.
13. ↑ New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168603936/heber-reginald-bishop : accessed 06 September 2021), memorial page for Heber Reginald Bishop (2 Mar 1840–10 Dec 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 168603936, citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA ; Maintained by CNP (contributor 47877030).
15. ↑ Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Probate Place: New York, New York. Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts. Name: Heber R Bishop; Residence Date: Abt 1899; Residence Place: New York; Will Date: 5 Apr 1899; Probate Date: 20 Dec 1902; Probate Place: New York, New York, USA; Inferred Death Date: 1902; Inferred Death Place: New York, USA; Item Description: Wills, Vol 0696-0698, 1902-1903.

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